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Polybius

Polybius (/pəˈlɪbiəs/; Ancient Greek: Πολύβιος, Polýbios; c. 200 – c. 118 BC) was an ancient Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his Histories, a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. It covers the period 264–146, recording in detail events in Italy, Iberia…

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Occupation
Historian
Born
c. 200 BC Megalopolis, Arcadia
Died
c. 118 BC (aged approx. 82) Roman Greece
Main interests
History, philosophy of history
Notable ideas
Anacyclosis
Notable works
The Histories (events of the Roman Republic, 220–146 BC)

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The Histories

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PolybiusDiedc. 118 BC (aged approx. 82) Roman Greece1.00infobox
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PolybiusNotable ideasAnacyclosis1.00infobox
PolybiusNotable worksThe Histories (events of the Roman Republic, 220–146 BC)1.00infobox
PolybiusOccupationHistorian1.00infobox
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generally use the Roman alphabet in which those languages are writteninstance ofat least in Western European languages0.80text

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