Livy: From the Foundation of the City - uses Polybius as a source.
Thucydides: History of the Peloponnesian War - Polybius' focus on politics, and his methodology, owes much to Thucydides. Herodotus: Histories - The extent of Herodotus influence on Polybius is disputed. The Great Conversation: Further reading at Tom's Learning Notes Wikipedia: Polybius - The Histories (Polybius). The Hellenistic Age Podcast: 041 - Polybius of Megalopolis – Historian of the Hellenistic Age. Wikisource: The Histories, translated by W.R. English text, translated by Evelyn S.Shuckburgh (1189). Greek text and English translations by W.R. PDF of public domain Loeb edition in Greek and English. L161 - Polybius - Histories VI: Books 28-39. L160 - Polybius - Histories V: Books 16-27. L159 - Polybius - Histories IV: Books 9-15.
L138 - Polybius - Histories III: Books 5-8. L137 - Polybius - Histories II: Books 3-4. L128 - Polybius - Histories I: Books 1-2. LacusCurtius: The Histories, translated by W.R. Gutenberg: The Histories of Polybius, Vol II Gutenberg: The Histories of Polybius, Vol I He was later sent to Rome as a hostage and acquired the patronage of Scipio Aemilianus, accompanying him during the final defeat and sack of Carthage. Polybius was a well-placed observer, serving at one time as a military official of the Achaean League. His account of Roman institutions in Book VI had a notable influence on later political theorists as an illustration of the benefits of a mixed constitution. The Histories (Greek: Ἱστορίαι Historíai) by Polybius are an account of events in the Mediterranean world from 264 BC to 146 BC, and an attempt to understand Rome's rise to supremacy during that period.
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