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Eckstein, Arthur M.

Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius / Arthur M. Eckstein. - Berkeley : University of California Press, �1995. - 1 online resource (331 pages). - Hellenistic culture and society ; 16 . - Hellenistic culture and society ; 16. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-299) and indexes.

Introduction: Polybius and "Machiavellianism" -- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deeds of Personal Courage -- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Honor, War, and Wealth -- Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deceit and Good Faith -- Threats to the Social Order in The Histories, and the Polybian Response -- The Art of Generalship as the Imposition of Order -- Politics: Greece and Rome -- Optimism and Pessimism -- Conclusion: The Duty to Act -- Appendix: Polybius on Drinking and Drunkenness.


English.

ISBN: 9780520914698 0520914694 0585160279 9780585160276

LCCN: 94010638

Nat. Bib. No.: GB95-47577

Subjects--Personal Names:
Polybius. Historiae.
Polybius--Ethics.
Polybius.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Historiae (Polybius)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethics, Ancient.
HISTORY--Ancient--General.
Ethics.
Ethics, Ancient.
Historiae (Polybius)
Moraal.
History & Archaeology.
History - General.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: D58 / .E35 1995eb

Dewey Class. No.: 930