Review: The Histories, Volume I: Books 1-2
Recensione dell'utente - Toni - GoodreadsI love ancient history. Quite often my books date from the 1800's which is hard to share in this forum. This is a wonderful book, these green collections of books are teh original greek texts on one side and the english on the other, which is pretty cool. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: Bks.XXVIII-XXXIX v. 6 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Alexander - GoodreadsI will miss Polybius, and I hope some of the missing chunks will pop into view one of these days. I enjoyed his thoughts on what things to pray for and what things not to pray for. Religion shows up ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: v. 5: Books 16-27 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Alexander - GoodreadsI miss the Gauls and the Carthaginians. Now I'm left with Greeks squabbling among themselves over whether to serve Rome or Macedon. It's still quite good, but I think the best parts of Polybius are behind me. The increasingly fragmentary nature of the work kills the fun a little too. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories, Volume IV: Books 9-15
Recensione dell'utente - Alexander - GoodreadsWhile the revolution was going on in Egypt, I was reading similar events in Polybius-- the Egyptian people filling the city with protests against an out-of-touch and corrupt ruler, while the military stayed on the sidelines unsure how to proceed. Down with Agathocles and Mubarak! Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: Bks.V-VIII v. 3 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Alexander - GoodreadsSo many interesting details-- how elephants actually fought in war, what Rhodes did when the Colossus collapsed-- good stuff. I just wish these volumes had maps. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: Bks.III & IV v. 2 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Alexander - GoodreadsAlso great! This volume describes Hannibal crossing the Alps, the battle of Cannae, the Gauls, and all sorts of inherently fascinating things. Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: Bks.XXVIII-XXXIX v. 6 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Bruce - GoodreadsAt long last, and with a feeling of both relief and accomplishment, I finished the sixth and final volume of The Histories, by Polybius, a work that was most informative and rewarding, this final ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories: v. 5: Books 16-27 (Loeb Classical Library)
Recensione dell'utente - Bruce - GoodreadsThis is the penultimate volume in a six-volume series. Herein I found several topics of interest, while continuing the story of Rome's progressive domination of the then-known world during the late ... Leggi recensione completa
Review: The Histories, Volume IV: Books 9-15
Recensione dell'utente - Bruce - GoodreadsOK, this is Vol. IV of VI, so I won't go into great detail beyond what I've written about the three previous volumes. Suffice it to say that the story continues. I do have few observations, though ... Leggi recensione completa
