books.google.co.uk - The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200;118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Rise_of_the_Roman_Empire.html?id=lcAcCOuOW58C&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Rise of the Roman Empire
