Polybius
Polybius
Polybiuswas a Greek historian of the Hellenistic period noted for his work, The Histories, which covered the period of 264–146 BC in detail. The work describes the rise of the Roman Republic to the status of dominance in the ancient Mediterranean world and included his eyewitness account of the Sack of Carthage in 146 BC. Polybius is important for his analysis of the mixed constitution or the separation of powers in government, which was influential on Montesquieu's The Spirit of...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionHistorian
tales idle ifs
If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale.
decay subjects monarchs
All things are subject to decay and change...
causes events should
On any occasion when one can discover the cause of events, one should not resort to the gods.