The Histories of Polybius Translated from the Text of F. Hultsch Volume 1

The Histories of PolybiusTranslated from the Text of F. Hultsch\nAuthor(s): Polybius, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108050784, 978-1108050784\nSynopsis\nThe Histories of Greek-born, Roman historian Polybius (c.[tel] BCE) are reissued here in two volumes. Comprising the complete Books 1 to 5, the near complete Book 6, and fragments of Books 7 to 9, Volume 1 covers, inter alia, an assessment of Rome's enemies (notably Egypt and Greece), the beginnings of the First and Second Punic Wars, the battles of Ticinus and Trebia, the harmonious society of Rome, and a discussion of historical method that prioritises objectivity. Undertaken by the classicist Evelyn Shuckburgh [tel], this first complete English translation (utilising F. Hultsch's [tel] Greek text) was published in 1889. A tutor, and later librarian, at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Shuckburgh produced school editions.