Moral vision in the Histories of Polybius /
Arthur Eckstein's fresh and stimulating interpretation challenges the way Polybius' Histories have long been viewed. He argues that Polybius evaluates people and events as much from a moral viewpoint as from a pragmatic, utilitarian, or even "Machiavellian" one. Polybius particul...
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| Formato: | Licensed eBooks |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©1995.
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| Series: | Hellenistic culture and society ;
16. |
| Acceso en liña: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.5973066 |
Table of Contents:
- 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.