Polybius and the Socio-economic Revolution in Greece (227-146 B.C.)

Polybius is one of our main sources for the socio-economic conditions in Greece in the late third and the second century B.C. The article discusses Polybius' attitude towards the revolution in Greece from 227 to 146 B.C. under two headings : 1. Polybius' treatment of the 'radical', 'moderate' and the 'comprehensive' revolutions ; 2. his treatment of the revolutionaries. It becomes clear that Polybius was hostile towards any attempt to change the socio-economic and political status quo in favour of the populace, and this affected many aspects of his description of the various revolutions.Mendels Doron. Polybius and the Socio-economic Revolution in Greece (227-146 B.C.). In: L'antiquité classique, Tome 51, 1982. pp. 86-110