Books by Ian Scott-Kilvert
Rise of the Roman Empire by Polybius
by Ian Scott-Kilvert
The ancient writer Polybius relates Rome’s rise to dominance over the Mediterranean, an event which he called unprecedented. He is very concerned with the causes of war. He thinks that war and foreign policy events have definite causes, and he presents a method to understand those causes.
Interviews where books by Ian Scott-Kilvert were recommended
The best books on War and Foreign Policy, recommended by John David Lewis
Wars begin when human beings choose to fight, and, consequently, a war must be directed at the enemy’s will to fight, says John David Lewis (1955-2012), a political scientist at Duke. He chooses five books on war and foreign policy—from ancient Rome to America’s neoconservatives.
