Polybius
Greek historian
Polybius was a Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his work The Histories, a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the Mediterranean in the third and second centuries BC. Wikipedia
Born: Megalopolis, Greece
Nationality: Greek
Parents: Lycortas
Main interests: History, philosophy of history
Notable ideas: Anacyclosis
Notable work: The Histories (events of the Roman Republic, 220–146 BC)
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