The Rise of the Roman Empire

作者：  Polybius

出版社：Penguin 1980年02月

简介：The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200 - 118 BC) wrote his accountof the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help hisfellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominatedby Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly recordsthe critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughoutthe Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal andthe final destruction of Carthage. An active participant of thepolitics of his time as well as a friend of many prominent Romancitizens, Polybius drew on many eyewitness accounts in writing thiscornerstone work of history.