| The Histories of Polybius 2 Volume Set: Translated from the Text of F. Hultsch Contributor(s): Polybius (Author), Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Editor), Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1108050808 ISBN-13: 9781108050807 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 937.04 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics |
| Physical Information: 3" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (3.65 lbs) 1294 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Histories of Greek-born, Roman historian Polybius (c.200-118 BCE) are reissued here in two volumes. Undertaken by the classicist Evelyn Shuckburgh (1843-1906), this first complete English translation (utilising F. Hultsch's 1867-72 Greek text) was published in 1889. A tutor, and later librarian, at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, Shuckburgh produced school editions of Sophocles and Suetonius as well as short histories on the classical world. This highly readable translation has remained a fascinating historical account of the second and third centuries BCE. Volume 1 comprises the complete Books 1 to 5, the near complete Book 6, and fragments of Books 7 to 9. Volume 2 comprises fragments of Books 10 to 39 (17, 19, and 37 are missing), a compendium of smaller fragments, and an extensive index. |