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The acclaimed ancient world historian examines the centurieslong decline of Greek powers in the face of the growing Roman threat

Towards the middle of the third century BC the Hellenistic kingdoms were near their peak In terms of population economy and military power each was vastly superior to Rome not to mention in fields such as medicine architecture science philosophy and literature But over the next two and a half centuries Rome would eventually conquer these kingdoms while adopting so much of Hellenistic culture that the resultant hybrid is known as GraecoRoman

In Greece Against Rome Philip Matyszak relates this epic tale from the Hellenistic perspective At first the Romans appear to be little more than another small state in the barbarian west as the Hellenistic powers are consumed by war amongst themselves It is a time of assassinations double crosses dynastic incest and warfare By the time they turn their attention to Rome it is already too late