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THREE. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Honor, War, and Wealth

  • Arthur M. Eckstein
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Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius
This chapter is in the book Moral Vision in the Histories of Polybius
© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

© 2020 University of California Press, Berkeley

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS IX
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
  4. ONE. Introduction: Polybius and "Machiavellianism" 1
  5. TWO. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deeds of Personal Courage 28
  6. THREE. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Honor, War, and Wealth 56
  7. FOUR. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deceit and Good Faith 84
  8. FIVE. Threats to the Social Order in The Histories, and the Polybian Response 118
  9. SIX. The Art of Generalship as the Imposition of Order 161
  10. SEVEN. Politics: Greece and Rome 194
  11. EIGHT. Optimism and Pessimism 237
  12. NINE. Conclusion: The Duty to Act 272
  13. APPENDIX: POLYBIUS ON DRINKING AND DRUNKENNESS 285
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
  15. GENERAL INDEX 301
  16. INDEX OF POLYBIAN TERMINOLOGY 315
  17. INDEX LOCORUM 317
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520914698-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. CONTENTS IX
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XI
  4. ONE. Introduction: Polybius and "Machiavellianism" 1
  5. TWO. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deeds of Personal Courage 28
  6. THREE. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Honor, War, and Wealth 56
  7. FOUR. Polybius's Aristocratic Ethos: Deceit and Good Faith 84
  8. FIVE. Threats to the Social Order in The Histories, and the Polybian Response 118
  9. SIX. The Art of Generalship as the Imposition of Order 161
  10. SEVEN. Politics: Greece and Rome 194
  11. EIGHT. Optimism and Pessimism 237
  12. NINE. Conclusion: The Duty to Act 272
  13. APPENDIX: POLYBIUS ON DRINKING AND DRUNKENNESS 285
  14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 291
  15. GENERAL INDEX 301
  16. INDEX OF POLYBIAN TERMINOLOGY 315
  17. INDEX LOCORUM 317
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