Action or Fortune: An Exploration of the Form and Purpose of the Social Ontology in Polybius' Histories

• In Event: Modern Republicanism in Theory and Practice

Brief Overview

This paper suggests that several notable Enlightenment interpretations of Polybius as endorsing a mixed regime do fully account for the argument contained in his narrative and the purpose of his project.

Author

• Simeon Burns, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville