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WorksheetsPolybius
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
POLYBIUS WAS A...................
Greek Historian
Roman Historian
Islamic Historian
Medieval Historian
Where and when was Polybius born ?
Megalopolis, 200 BC
Megalopolis, 118 BC
Rome, 200 BC
Rome, 118 BC
What was the name and profession of his father?
Lycortas, landowner and politician
Lycortas, traveller and politician
Lycortas, historian and politician
Lycurgus, landowner and historian
Who became strategos of the Aechean League?
both Polybius and his father
only Polybius
only his father
none of them
Why was Polybius taken to Rome?
because his father had fought the Romans
because his city had fought the Romans
because his father favoured neutrality in the war between Rome and Macedonia
because his father favoured the war against Rome
Which public duty was assigned to Polybius in his home town?
strategos
consul
hypparcus
anaclosys
What was Polybius interested in?
biographies of famous people such as Philopoemen
forms of government
military tactics
all the answers are correct
How many books does his most important work consist of?
40, 5 of which are complete
33, 5 of which are complete
30, 5 of which are complete
5, all complete
What is the first form of government in anaclosys according to Polybius?
democracy
ochlocracy
monarchy
oligarchy
Why did the Romans Republican form of govenrment succeed, according to Polybius?
because it was invented by Greeks
because it was a mixed form of Government
because it was founded on military power
none of the reasons given is correct
