Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_texts
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Polybius
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| gptkbp:available_in |
public domain
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| gptkbp:contains |
political analysis
accounts of battles geographical descriptions cultural observations biographical sketches |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:Punic_Wars
Rise of the Roman Empire |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Polybius' Histories
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| gptkbp:impact |
Modern historiography
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| gptkbp:influenced |
historical writing
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Thucydides
gptkb:Herodotus gptkb:Aristotle gptkb:Xenophon |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:philosopher
military historians historical scholars political theorists |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Sulla
gptkb:Marius gptkb:Cato_the_Elder gptkb:Scipio_Africanus gptkb:Hannibal |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind."
" The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic." " In times of war, the law is silent." " Those who are not in the habit of thinking will never be able to understand the past." " History is the best teacher of wisdom and the best guide of life." |
| gptkbp:number_of_books |
gptkb:40
|
| gptkbp:published |
circa 150 BC
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| gptkbp:style |
Analytical
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| gptkbp:subject |
History of the Roman Republic
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| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:military_strategy
gptkb:political_theory Civic virtue |
| gptkbp:translated_into |
gptkb:French
gptkb:Latin gptkb:German English |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Native_American_culture
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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