The Rise of the Roman Empire Symbols, Allegory and Motifs

by Polybius

The Rise of the Roman Empire Symbols, Allegory and Motifs

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Fortune

Polybius explains, “I therefore thought it imperative not to overlook or allow to pass into oblivion this phenomenon-the achievement of Fortune which is the most excellent and profitable to contemplate. For although Fortune is forever producing something new and forever enacting a drama in the lives of men.” Polybius implies that destiny and fortune are intertwined. In some junctures, fortune results in intense aftermaths.

Throne

Polybius writes, “Then, as Ptolemy would not listen, he (Cleomenes) made an earnest appeal to be allowed to leave with his own household, since the situation held out sufficiently good prospects that he could recover his ancestral throne.” The throne which Cleomenes is anticipating to recover is hereditary power owing to the utilization of the term ‘ancestral.’ Cleomenes has an inherent entitlement to the throne; hence, he strives to repossess it.

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