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PublisherForgotten Books
ISBN-101330733878
ISBN-139781330733875
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Book TitlePolybius the Histories, Vol. 6 of 6 : with an English Translation by W. R. Paton (Classic Reprint)
Number of Pages488 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicAncient / Greece
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorPolybius
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height1 in
Item Weight22.8 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisExcerpt from Polybius the Histories, Vol. 6 of 6: With an English Translation by W. R. Paton Was in possession of coele-syria and Phoenicia. For ever since the father Of this King Antiochus had. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Excerpt from Polybius the Histories, Vol. 6 of 6: With an English Translation by W. R. Paton 1. After the war concerning Coele-Syria between Antiochus and Ptolemy had already begun, envoys arrived at Rome, Meleager, Sosiphanes, and Heracledes on the part of Antiochus, and Timotheus and Damon on that of Ptolemy. At this time Antiochus was in possession of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia. For ever since the father of this King Antiochus had defeated Ptolemy's generals in the battle at the Panium, all the above districts yielded obedience to the kings of Syria. Therefore Antiochus, thinking that possession by force of arms was the surest and best, was struggling to defend the country as one belonging to him, while Ptolemy, conceiving that the former Antiochus had unjustly profited by the orphanhood of his father to deprive him of the cities of Coele-Syria, was not disposed to abandon these places to Antiochus. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
