A Historical Commentary on Polybius, Vol. 2: Commentary on Books 7-18

A Historical Commentary on Polybius - Volume II (1967)
......Page 1
ISBN-10: 0198141734......Page 2
--> Contents
......Page 3
List of Maps and Plans
......Page 4
Abbreviations and Bibliography of Short Titles
......Page 5
1. BOOKS VII AND VIII......Page 13
2. BOOKS IX AND X......Page 20
3. BOOK XI......Page 28
4. BOOK XII......Page 30
5. BOOK XIII......Page 32
6. BOOKS XIV AND XV......Page 34
7. BOOK XVI......Page 35
BOOKS XVII AND XVIII......Page 38
1. Capua and Petelia......Page 41
2-5. The defection of Hieronymus of Syracuse......Page 43
6. Description of Leontini......Page 48
7-8. On Hiero, Gelo, and Hieronymus; criticism of previous writers......Page 51
9. The Treaty between Hannibal and Philip V of Macedonia......Page 54
10-12. Philip V and Messene......Page 68
14 b. A Syracusan incident (spring 213)......Page 73
14 d. Oricus......Page 74
15-18. Antiochus' capture of Sardes......Page 75
1-2. The magnitude of the war and the importance of universal history......Page 79
3-7. The Siege of Syracuse......Page 81
8 a-11. Treatment of kings in history: criticism of Theopompus......Page 90
12. Death of Aratus......Page 99
13-14. Philip's capture of Lissus......Page 102
15-21. The capture of Achaeus......Page 105
23. Antiochus and Xerxes of Arsamosata......Page 110
24-34. Hannibal's capture of Tarentum......Page 112
35-36. Some victims of treachery......Page 121
37. The capture of Epipolae......Page 123
38. Fragment on Spanish affairs......Page 126
38 b. Fragments of uncertain position......Page 127
1-2. On different types of history......Page 128
3. 1-9. 10. The siege of Capua and Hannibal's march on Rome......Page 130
9. 11. Bomilcar obliged to leave Tarentum......Page 145
10. The spoils of Syracuse......Page 146
11. Failure of the Punic generals in Spain......Page 148
11 a. Roman embassy to Ptolemy IV......Page 149
12-20. On generalship......Page 150
21. On the feelings of the Romans and Carthaginians......Page 161
22-26. Hannibal's character......Page 162
26 a. Computation of the size of cities......Page 167
27. 1-10. Agrigentum......Page 169
27. 11. Transfer of refugees from Agathyrna to Italy......Page 173
28-39. Speeches of Aetolian and Acarnanian envoys at Sparta......Page 174
40. 4-6. The Aetolian attack on Acarnania......Page 194
41. 1-42. 4. Philip's siege of Echinus......Page 195
43. The Euphrates......Page 198
44-45. Fragments......Page 200
1. The situation and importance of Tarentum......Page 201
2. 1-20. 8. Scipio's character; the capture of New Carthage......Page 203
21-24. Philopoemen reforms the Achaean cavalry......Page 232
25. 1-5. Fragment of a speech......Page 241
26. Philip's behaviour at Argos......Page 242
27. 1-31. 15. Antiochus' expedition against Arsaces......Page 243
32. 1-33. 7. The death of Marcellus......Page 254
33. 8. An incident from Hannibal's attack on Salapia (208)......Page 256
34-40. Consolidation in Spain: the battle of Baecula (208)......Page 257
41-47. Philip V gives aid to his allies: fire-signalling......Page 267
48. The River Oxus......Page 273
49. Antiochus in Bactria......Page 276
1 a. On the use of......Page 278
1-3. 6. Hasdrubal in Italy: the Metaurus......Page 279
4. 1-6. 10. Speech of Thrasycrates of Rhodes......Page 286
7. 1. Philip at Cyrus (208)......Page 289
7. 2-3. Philip's invasion of Aetolia......Page 290
8-18. The Achaean reforms of Philopoemen: the death of Machanidas......Page 291
19. Hannibal's generalship......Page 306
20-24. 9. The battle of Ilipa......Page 308
24 a 1-3. Scipio after Ilipa......Page 317
25-30. Mutiny in Scipio's army......Page 318
31-33. Defeat of Andobales......Page 321
34. Antiochus in Bactria, India, Arachosia, Drangiana, and Carmania......Page 324
1. Towns in Africa (from Steph. Byz.)......Page 329
2. The Lotus......Page 331
3-4. Some errors of Timaeus on the fauna of Africa and Corsica......Page 333
4 a-4 d. More errors of Timaeus......Page 336
5-16. Timaeus' criticisms of Aristotle about Locri: his criticisms of Callisthenes, Demochares, and Agathocles......Page 342
16. A legal dispute at Locri......Page 374
17-22. Callislhenes' lack of skill in describing military matters......Page 376
23. Timaeus' criticism of other writers......Page 389
24-28 a. Timaeus' methods and the qualities of the historian......Page 391
1-2. Aetolian affairs......Page 425
3-5. 6. Philip's treachery towards Rhodes......Page 427
6-8. Nabis of Sparta......Page 431
9. Antiochus and the Gerrhaeans......Page 433
10. Geographical fragments......Page 434
1-10. Scipio in Africa......Page 436
11-12. Affairs in Egypt: character of Ptolemy IV......Page 446
1-16. Affairs in Africa (203-2): the battle of Zama......Page 452
17. 3-19. 9. The settlement after Zama......Page 477
20. The Syro-Macedonian Pact against Egypt......Page 483
21-24. Philip and Cius: the enslavement of Thasos......Page 486
24 a-36. Affairs of Egypt: the accession of Ptolemy V Epiphanes and the downfall of Agathocles......Page 492
37. Antiochus' character......Page 508
Chronological note on Philip V's expedition of 201......Page 509
1. Philip's attack on Pergamum......Page 512
2-9. The battle of Chios......Page 515
10. 1. Philip after Lade......Page 523
11. Philip's capture of Prinassus......Page 524
12. Iasus and certain superstitions concerning it......Page 525
13. Nabis' plan against Messene......Page 527
14-20. Criticism of Zeno and Antisthenes......Page 529
21-22. The character and conduct of Tlepolemus......Page 537
22 a. The loyalty of the people of Gaza......Page 539
23. Scipio's return to Rome and his triumph......Page 540
24. 1-9. Philip in Caria......Page 541
25-26. Attalus and the Rhodians at Athens......Page 545
27-28. The demarche to Nicanor's: Philip's character......Page 548
29. 1-35. 2. Philip's siege of Abydus. the Roman declaration of war......Page 550
38. Philip, the Achaeans, and Rome......Page 557
39. Antiochus' campaign of 200......Page 558
40. Places mentioned in xvi......Page 559
1-12. The conference in Locris and its aftermath......Page 560
13-15. A discussion on treachery......Page 576
16. Attalus at Sicyon......Page 582
17. 1-5. The cruelty of Nabis' wife......Page 583
18-33. Cynoscephalae: the legion and the phalanx......Page 584
34. 1-39. 7. Aftermath of Cynoscephalae......Page 604
40. 1-4. On being deceived......Page 613
41 a. Antiochus' advance in Asia Minor......Page 614
41. Death of Attalus......Page 615
42. Embassies to and from Rome......Page 616
43. Restoration of Brachylles and plot against him......Page 620
44-48. The Roman settlement in Greece and the Isthmus declaration......Page 621
49-52. Antiochus and Lampsacus; negotiations at Lysimacheia......Page 632
53-55. The downfall of Scopas and Dicaearchus; the Anacleteria of Ptolemy V Epiphanes......Page 635
pages 628-650 missing
......Page 639
I. General
......Page 640
II. Authors and Passages
......Page 666
III. Inscriptions and Papyri
......Page 669
IV. Greek
......Page 670