Question

How does Millar’s description of the Roman government compare to Polybius’ description?

The following text is from The Crowd in the Late Republic, written by Professor
Fergus Millar in 1998. The book focuses on the role of Roman people in the
government during the final decades of the Roman Republic. Millar is a British
historian and professor of Ancient History at Oxford University.
the Greek historian Polybius in his book The Histories written between 167-119 BCE, a period of rapid Roman expansion. Polybius greatly admired the Romans, and the purpose of his work was to describe how Rome came to dominate the world.

Answer 1

Based on this information, the difference between Millar's description and Polybius' description is the fact that Millar is a modern scholar and based on his description, he is more likely to be objective in his assessment of the Roman Empire. Polybius is an ancient scholar, and a great admirer of the Roman empire. These two qualities suggest that he might be less objective when analyzing the history of the empire.