Project Gutenberg 2013-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 455 Polybius Polybios Πολύβιος Hultsch, Fridericus (Friedrich Otto) 1833 1906 Hultsch, Friedrich Otto Hultsch, F. (Friedrich Otto) Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) 1843 1906 Shuckburgh, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, E. S. (Evelyn Shirley) The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Polybius is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume covers significant events of the Second Punic War, particularly focusing on the military and diplomatic activities of Roman leaders like Publius Scipio and their encounters with the Carthaginian general Hannibal. The work is well-regarded for its detailed narrative and insights into the military strategies and political maneuvers of ancient Rome and its adversaries. The opening of this volume presents a detailed exposition of the strategic importance of Tarentum and its role in the Hannibalic War. Polybius introduces key military figures, including Publius Scipio, highlighting Scipio's calculated leadership style that combines divine inspiration with practical decision-making. As the narrative unfolds, it describes Scipio's successful tactics in Iberia and the subsequent efforts to secure alliances among the Iberians, emphasizing the complexities of war and diplomacy during this tumultuous period. This opening effectively sets the stage for discussions of battles, territory, and shifting loyalties that characterize Roman military campaigns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44126/44126-h/images/cover2.jpg en History, Ancient D Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General 2385987 2385690 2024-09-18T13:14:13.611745 2023-09-19T08:57:10.486791 text/html text/html 2151773 2013-11-08T14:38:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 710884 2013-11-08T14:38:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 822594 2024-09-18T13:14:54.854999 application/epub+zip 844077 2024-09-18T13:14:21.684209 application/epub+zip 769307 2024-09-18T13:14:17.067710 application/epub+zip 1593399 2024-09-18T13:15:19.214929 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434488 2024-09-18T13:14:50.008064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1350017 2022-09-20T06:57:54.000337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1472058 2024-09-18T13:14:05.644788 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1471961 2013-11-08T14:38:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 529401 2013-11-08T14:38:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18692 2024-09-18T13:15:19.443868 application/rdf+xml 25755 2024-09-18T13:14:18.316232 image/jpeg 2863 2024-09-18T13:14:17.708680 image/jpeg 774175 2024-09-18T13:14:13.778724 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia