Cover 1
Half-title 3
Title 5
Copyright 6
Contents 9
Preface 11
Acknowledgements 13
Abbreviations 14
1 Polybian studies, c. 1975\u20132000 17
I GENERAL SURVEY 18
II POLYBIUS' VIEWS ON THE CONTENT AND PURPOSE OF HISTORY: METHODOLOGY AND ASPECTS OF COMPOSITION 22
III POLYBIUS AND ROME 29
IV CONTRIBUTIONS TO HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 37
V THE TRANSMISSION AND INFLUENCE OF POLYBIUS SINCE ANTIQUITY 42
Historical and geographical papers 45
2 The geography of Polybius 47
I 47
II 48
III 52
IV 57
V 61
VI 63
VII 65
VIII 67
3 Egypt in Polybius 69
I POLYBIUS' SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE 70
II THE EGYPTIANS 74
III THE PTOLEMIES 78
IV FORTUNE AND EGYPT 84
4 The surrender of the Egyptian rebels in the Nile delta (Polyb. xxii.17.I\u20137) 86
I 87
II 89
III 92
5 Two Hellenistic processions: a matter of self-definition 95
I 95
II 97
III 101
IV 105
6 Polybius and Macedonia 107
I 107
II 108
III 111
IV 115
V 118
VI 121
7 Sea-power and the Antigonids 123
I 123
II 125
III 131
IV 133
V 135
VI 140
VII 141
8 H TOmegaN OLambdaOmegaN ELambdaPiISigma and the Antigonids 143
I 143
II 145
III 147
IV 148
V 151
9 Hellenes and Achaeans: 'Greek Nationality\u2019 revisited 153
I 153
II 154
III 156
IV 158
V 160
VI 162
VII 163
VIII 164
IX 165
10 The Achaean assemblies 169
I 169
II 171
III 176
Polybius as a historian 179
11 Timaeus\u2019 views on the past 181
I 181
II 183
III 185
IV 186
V 188
VI 192
12 Polybius and the past 194
I 194
II 197
III 200
IV 201
V 204
VI 206
13 The idea of decline in Polybius 209
I INTRODUCTION 209
II THE SCOPE OF THE HISTORIES 210
III SOME PASSAGE IN POLYBIUS RELEVANT TO THE IDEA OF DECLINE 213
IV POLYBIUS' POLITICAL THEORY 216
V THE IDEA OF DECLINE IN POLYBIUS' POLITICAL THEORY 222
VI TWO MISCELLANEOUS POINTS 224
VII LINGUISTIC PROBLEMS IN POLYBIUS' THEORY OF DECLINE 225
VIII SUMMARY 226
14 Polybius\u2019 perception of the one and the many 228
I 228
II 232
III 236
IV 241
V 245
15 Profit or amusement: some thoughts on the motives of Hellenistic historians 247
I 247
II 248
III 249
IV 252
V 255
VI 257
Polybius on Rome 259
16 Supernatural paraphernalia in Polybius\u2019 Histories 261
I 261
II 262
III 264
IV 266
V 270
VI 271
17 'Treason\u2019 and Roman domination: two case-studies, Polybius and Josephus 274
I 274
II 276
III 277
IV 279
V 283
VI 285
VII 290
VIII 291
18 A Greek looks at Rome: Polybius VI revisited 293
I 293
II 294
III 296
IV 297
V 299
VI 301
VII 304
VIII 307
Transmission of Polybius 309
19 Polybius, Mr Dryden, and the Glorious Revolution 311
I 311
II 313
III 316
IV 318
V 320
VI 325
20 Polybius through the eyes of Gaetano De Sanctis 326
I 326
II 327
III 328
IV 330
V 333
VI 335
Bibliography 338
Indexes 358
I GENERAL 358
II AUTHORS AND PASSAGES 365
III INSCRIPTIONS, COINS AND PAPYRI 368
IV GREEK WORDS 368