Project Gutenberg 2013-11-08 Public domain in the USA. 542 Polybius Polybios Πολύβιος Hultsch, Fridericus (Friedrich Otto) 1833 1906 Hultsch, Friedrich Otto Hultsch, F. (Friedrich Otto) Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) 1843 1906 Shuckburgh, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, E. S. (Evelyn Shirley) The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Histories_(Polybius) Produced by Delphine Lettau, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 2 (of 2)" by Polybius is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume covers significant events of the Second Punic War, particularly focusing on the military and diplomatic activities of Roman leaders like Publius Scipio and their encounters with the Carthaginian general Hannibal. The work is well-regarded for its detailed narrative and insights into the military strategies and political maneuvers of ancient Rome and its adversaries. The opening of this volume presents a detailed exposition of the strategic importance of Tarentum and its role in the Hannibalic War. Polybius introduces key military figures, including Publius Scipio, highlighting Scipio's calculated leadership style that combines divine inspiration with practical decision-making. As the narrative unfolds, it describes Scipio's successful tactics in Iberia and the subsequent efforts to secure alliances among the Iberians, emphasizing the complexities of war and diplomacy during this tumultuous period. This opening effectively sets the stage for discussions of battles, territory, and shifting loyalties that characterize Roman military campaigns. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44126/44126-h/images/cover2.jpg Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History, Ancient D Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Warfare 2386176 2025-06-17T18:25:58.088352 text/html 2151773 2013-11-08T14:38:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 822626 2025-06-17T18:26:41.536692 application/epub+zip 843173 2025-06-17T18:26:07.677336 application/epub+zip 768486 2025-06-17T18:26:02.293391 application/epub+zip 1593097 2025-06-17T18:27:06.342531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1434583 2025-06-17T18:26:36.662671 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1350017 2022-09-20T06:57:54.000337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1471876 2025-06-17T18:25:50.959412 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1471961 2013-11-08T14:38:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 17698 2025-06-17T18:27:06.598519 application/rdf+xml 25755 2025-06-17T18:26:03.743413 image/jpeg 2863 2025-06-17T18:26:03.014362 image/jpeg 774060 2025-06-17T18:25:58.262451 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia