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| − | '''Polybius''' was a Greek historian, who lived from around 200 BC to around 118 BC. He wrote a history of the rise of the Roman Empire while being held as a political prisoner in [[Italy]], where he had been deported after [[Rome]]'s victory over Perseus, the last king of Macedon, in 168 BC. | + | '''Polybius''' was a Greek [[historian]], who lived from around 200 BC to around 118 BC. He wrote a history of the rise of the Roman Empire while being held as a political prisoner in [[Italy]], where he had been deported after [[Rome]]'s victory over Perseus, the last king of [[Macedon]], in 168 BC. |
[[Category: Ancient Greek Historians]] | [[Category: Ancient Greek Historians]] | ||