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Emma
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Well, I certainly could have done without this recount of the Cleomenic War. It had too many not-properly-introduced names in it, and was (I guess) only included because Polybius father was involved, and/or because he as a Greek thought Greek matters are of everyone's interest). Anyhow, that part I found hard to follow as to many names and places were thrown at me as if i read about them in the papers every day.
— Jan 04, 2021 08:11AM
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Emma
is on page 310 of 512
Fascinating. The Romans won the first Punic War with a host of hostile Celts and many un-submitted and untrustworthy tribes of Italy in their back yard. Fascinating to see how military prowess, technique and resiliance had such other and more immediate meaning in that era.
— Jan 03, 2021 11:45AM
Emma
is on page 249 of 512
A feminist he was not, Polybius: "As, with a woman's natural shortness of view, she could see nothing but the recent success and had no eyes for what was going on elsewhere."
— Jan 03, 2021 09:58AM
Emma
is on page 242 of 512
Polybius the Greek has me rooting for Hamilcar the Carthaginian during the Libyan war.
— Jan 03, 2021 07:56AM
