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 campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted b...(展开全部)

西方史學傳世精典，華文世界唯一譯本終於問世！ 希臘政治家波里比烏斯（POLYBIUS）四十卷的《歷史》整個主旨在於回答：何以羅馬能在220－167BC年的五十三年間統一當時所知的世界！ 美國是繼羅馬之後西方最大的帝國，他們都是當時的世界秩序制定者，「羅馬和平」與「美國和平」的異同？美國會步上羅馬衰敗之路嗎？ 全書從第一次迦太基戰爭開始敘述(264BC)直到第三次迦太基戰爭(146BC)為止，紀錄羅馬人如何迎接每次嚴峻的挑戰，從不知大海為何物到打敗海上強權的迦太基，歷經三次慘敗後如何擊退一代名將漢尼拔，也讓高傲的希臘人願意臣服於羅馬帝國，並且使地中海成了羅馬人的內海。作者一生(200-118B.C)與這一時代有部份重疊，其政治軍事長才讓他有機會接觸一些最具政治影響力的羅馬人，並且陪同小希奇皮歐‧「非洲征服者」參加第三次迦太基戰爭，親眼見證文明古國迦太基...(展开全部)

John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He then became a journalist and writer.

John Patrick Douglas Balfour, 3rd Baron Kinross (1904–1976) was a Scottish historian and writer noted for his biography of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and other works on Islamic history. He was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford. He then became a journalist and writer.

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE "KANSAS CITY STAR" From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian," "comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill ...(展开全部)

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE "KANSAS CITY STAR" From Anthony Everitt, the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian," "comes a riveting, magisterial account of Rome and its remarkable ascent from an obscure agrarian backwater to the greatest empire the world has ever known. Emerging as a market town from a cluster of hill ...(展开全部)

J. B. 伯里（John Bagnell Bury，1861—1927），英国著名历史学家、古典学家和文献学家。学问渊博，著述等身，曾计划并参与《剑桥古代史》《剑桥中世纪史》《剑桥近代史》等书之编辑。1902年获任剑桥大学钦定近代史讲座教授。研究涉足古希腊史、古罗马史、19世纪教皇史、西方思想史等多个领域的研究，尤以晚期罗马帝国史和拜占庭史见长。其著作的范围从古代希腊史一直到19世纪的教会史。其代表作有《晚期罗马帝国：从阿卡狄乌斯到爱里尼》（A History of the Later Roman Empire: From Arcadius to Irene，1889年）、《希腊史：至亚历山大大帝去世》（A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great，1900年）、《东罗马帝国史：从爱...(展开全部)

When did Confucianism become the reigning political ideology of imperial China? A pervasive narrative holds it was during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141–87 BCE). In this book, Liang Cai maintains that such a date would have been too early and provides a new account of this transformation. A hidden narrative in Sima Qian’s The Grand Scribe’s Records (Shi ji) sho...(展开全部)

蔡亮，生于重庆合川。本科就读于中国人民大学文史哲实验班，本科毕业后赴美国康奈尔大学攻读博士学位，2007年取得历史学博士学位。现任圣母大学历史系助理教授。2012-2013年任剑桥大学沃福森学院客座研究员， 2015 春季任斯坦佛大学访问学者。致力于中国思想史政治历史研究，著作聚焦于秦汉帝国， 数字化重构史料，灾异学说，汉代法制史，儒生与官僚体系的互动。

尼尔•弗格森，英国最著名的历史学家之一。哈佛大学历史系劳伦斯•A•蒂施教授、牛津大学耶稣学院高级研究员，同时也是斯坦福大学胡佛研究所的高级研究员。他是极少数能横跨学术界、金融界和媒体的专家之一。著有畅销书《帝国》、《虚拟的历史》、《顶级金融家》、《纸与铁》、《金钱交易》、《战争的悲悯》、《巨人》、《货币崛起》、《罗斯柴尔德家族》，同时还为多家报纸和杂志撰稿。此外，他还为第四频道撰写并制作了五部非常成功的电视纪录片：《帝国》、《美国巨人》、《世界战争》、《货币崛起》和《文明》。2004年被《时代》周刊评为“影响世界的100人”之一。