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Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Major contribution to the understanding of Roman imperialism and the Greek historian Polybius by a leading specialist in the field
Collects together and makes easily accessible significant articles
Brings together the lifetime work of a leading ancient historian

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Description

Rome, Polybius, and the East offers a collection of seventeen of the more important papers written by the late Peter Derow, Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, during the course of his career.

With a detailed introduction by the editors, the papers make up a distinctive and influential body of work--essential reading for anyone interested in Roman imperialism or Polybius, and Rome's rise to Mediterranean power. They include Derow's classic survey articles on the Roman conquest of the East, the great Greek historian Polybius, his investigations of the Roman calendar, and several papers on epigraphy. It also contains a bibliography of Derow's work.

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Frontispiece
Introduction J. 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. An inscription from Chios, P. Derow and W. G. Forrest
13. Pharos and Rome
14. RC 38 (Amyzon) reconsidered, J. T. Ma, P. Derow & A. R. Meadows
Bibliography of Peter Derow G. Shipley
Index

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Author Information

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

Contributors:

J. C. Quinn and A. Erskine, with E. Gruen, T.D. Barnes, G. Shipley & S. Heyworth
P. Derow and W. G. Forrest
J. T. Ma, P. Derow & A. R. Meadows
G. Shipley

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Reviews and Awards

"As a historian of [Hellenistic] Greek History and of [Republican] Roman history, Peter Sidney Derow (1944-2006; hereafter P.S.D.) radiated a brilliance of intellect which illuminated ancient texts...The writing is meticulous, requiring for a few papers patience and an extremely disciplined mind to penetrate its subject matter. The details of Polybian minutiae that one encounters are impressive, if not overwhelming. Understandably his work has been acclaimed. Polybius (c.200-c.118BC) was a Greek historian who wrote of Rome's ascent to its position of power, cf. 1.1,5. He believed the study of history to be foundational to civility and to the correct establishment of political activities. Readers of his Histories recognize their didactic emphases. Specialists have found him to be a spirited proponent of making right uses of source documents." --Peter Sidney Derow, The Ds Commentary

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the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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Rome, Polybius, and the East

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Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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the late Peter Sidney Derow Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Table of Contents

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

Author Information

Contributors:

Rome, Polybius, and the East

the late Peter Sidney Derow Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

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the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn

the late Peter Sidney Derow
Edited by Andrew Erskine and Josephine Crawley Quinn