{"product_id":"1670-history-by-polybius-antique-3-volumes-vellum-binding-in-latin-greek","title":"1670 HISTORY by POLYBIUS antique 3 VOLUMES VELLUM BINDING in LATIN \u0026 GREEK","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e[Polybius]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolybii Lycortae F. Megalopolitani Historiarum Libri que supersunt, interprete Isaaco Casaubono\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmsterdam: Johannis Janssonii \u0026amp; Johannis a Someren ; 1670\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 volumes with 2 engraved title pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efull stitched vellum , manuscript title to the spines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize 5 by 8\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery good condition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eParallel text in Latin and Greek \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e==========================\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003ePolybius (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. \u003cbr\u003eIt covers the period 264–146, recording in detail events in Italy, Iberia, Greece, Macedonia, Syria, Egypt, and Africa, and documents the Punic Wars and Macedonian Wars among many others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolybius's Histories is important not only for being the only Hellenistic historical work to survive in any substantial form, but also for its analysis of constitutional change and the mixed constitution. Polybius's discussion of the separation of powers in government, of checks and balances to limit power, and his introduction of \"the people\", all influenced Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws, John Locke's Two Treatises of Government, and the framers of the United States Constitution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolybius was a close friend and mentor to the Roman politician and general Scipio Aemilianus (also called Scipio Africanus the Younger), and had a lasting influence on his decision-making and life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"\u003e=====================================\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"Motka","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52096959971630,"sku":null,"price":785.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/8017\/0286\/files\/205149-009jpg.jpg?v=1779670059","url":"https:\/\/motka.store\/products\/1670-history-by-polybius-antique-3-volumes-vellum-binding-in-latin-greek","provider":"Motka","version":"1.0","type":"link"}