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Polybius is described as 'our great source for much of the story we're going to be telling.' He was a Greek hostage taken to Rome who wrote about how the Mediterranean became a unipolar world ruled by Rome, with the destruction of Carthage as the climax.

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Mentioned as 'Virgil's great poem' in the context of discussing Dido, the legendary founder of Carthage, who is equated with Cleopatra in the work.

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Referenced multiple times as a source for events like the Battle of Himera in 480 BC and the story of the Phocaeans. A passage from his work about Hamilcar's death is read aloud.