Book: The Zama Campaign Reconstructed: Forgotten Battles
Oct 11, 2025 · 2.Polybius, the three spies and the forgotten battle of Zama (March 2021). In this paper I discuss some plausible links in the historiography of the three spies` stories and …
Was the idea that homosexualy being common in Ancient Greece …
Mar 19, 2023 · It's the translation by the Classical scholar Robin Waterfield (Robin Waterfield - Wikipedia), this is a review of his translation of Polybius (Polybius, The Histories.
Second Punic War: evaluate Carthage's chances to victory
Apr 3, 2022 · Polybius points this out when giving his final thoughts on the First Punic War (1.63-64): 'It had lasted without a break for twenty-four years and is the longest, most unintermittent, …
Why the Roman legion was superior to the Macedonian phalanx
Polybius is the go-to man for this question. Not only did he live during an era where a Roman legion facing a Macedonian phalanx still fell under the category of "current events," he had first …
Mago Barca - History Forum
Jan 25, 2012 · Polybius estimates the number at 70,000 foot and 4000 horse, while Livy gives a figure of 50,000 foot and 4500 horse. Whatever the figures, Scipio was likely outnumbered – …
Best editions of Roman historians? - History Forum
Aug 22, 2019 · Can anyone recommend the best English translations of the Roman historians: Livy, Sallust, Suetonius, Tacitus, Cassius Dio, Plutarch, Polybius, Diodorus Siculus, …
Why did some nations have an aristocratic/social elite warrior class ...
Dec 2, 2020 · I am curious to know why some nations develop an socially elite/aristocratic warrior class, like European knights or Japanese samurai, while other do not. Knights and Samurai …
What was the Siege of Saguntum? - History Forum
Jul 14, 2023 · Polybius (ii.3) says re the treaty of 226 BC: "Accordingly, after having sent envoys to Hasdrubal and made a treaty, in which no mention was made of the rest of Spain, but the …
Difference between Ancient Greece's tyranny and monarchy?
May 1, 2015 · Polybius is an alright place to start. In book 6 of his Histories, he lays out constitutions; his ultimate goal is to explain the supremacy of Rome during his time period …
Pompey Magnus vs Scipio Africanus | Page 11 | History Forum
Aug 18, 2025 · Yes, @asiangin - Polybius is considered the more reliable ‘core’ authority, while Livy is the richer, dramatic but less trustworthy narrator, useful where he preserves extra detail …