Rome, Polybius, and the East

This volume offers a collection of seventeen of the more important papers written by the late Peter Derow during the course of his career. With a detailed introduction by the editors, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Roman imperialism or Polybius, and Rome's rise to Mediterranean power.

List of contents

Frontispiece; IntroductionJ. C. Quinn and A. Erskine, with E. Gruen, T.D. Barnes, G. Shipley & S. Heyworth: ; I. Narratives; 1 The arrival of Rome: from the Illyrian wars to the fall of Macedon; 2 Rome, the fall of Macedon and the sack of Corinth; II. Polybius and Roman Power; 3 Polybius (205?-125? BC); 4 Historical explanation: Polybius and his predecessors; 5 Polybius, Rome and the east; 6 Kleemporos; 7 Polybios and the embassy of Kallikrates; 8 Polybius III, Rome and Carthage; 9 Imperium, imperial space and empire; III. The Roman Calendar; 10 The Roman calendar, 190-168 BC; 11 The Roman calendar, 218-191 BC; IV. Epigraphy; 12 P. Derow and W. G. Forrest: An inscription from Chios; 13 Pharos and Rome; 14 J. T. Ma, P. Derow & A. R. Meadows: RC 38 (Amyzon) reconsidered; Bibliography of Peter DerowG. Shipley: ; Index

About the author

The late Peter Derow was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1977 until his death in December 2006.

Summary

This volume offers a collection of seventeen of the more important papers written by the late Peter Derow during the course of his career. With a detailed introduction by the editors, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Roman imperialism or Polybius, and Rome's rise to Mediterranean power.

Additional text

The writing is meticulous ... the republication of a selection of his papers is a happy event.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Sidney Derow, The late Peter Derow, The Late Peter Sidney Derow
• Assisted by: Andrew Erskine (Editor), Erskine Andrew (Editor), Josephine Crawley Quinn (Editor), Quinn Josephine Crawley (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2014
• EAN: 9780199640904
• ISBN: 978-0-19-964090-4
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Englisch; Lektüre, Rom, Texte: Antike und Mittelalter, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, History - General History, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory