Polybius was one of the greatest historians and political thinkers of the ancient world, celebrated for introducing the concept of Universal History and explaining the extraordinary rise of Rome as the dominant power of the Mediterranean. A Greek statesman, soldier, diplomat, and historian, Polybius combined firsthand observation, critical analysis, and documentary evidence to create aContinue reading “Polybius: Biography, Universal History, Anacyclosis & the Rise of Rome Explained”