Editing Polybius (section)

==At Rome==
In the succeeding years, Polybius resided in [[Rome]], completing his historical work while occasionally undertaking long journeys through the [[Mediterranean]] countries in the furtherance of his history, in particular with the aim of obtaining firsthand knowledge of historical sites. He apparently interviewed veterans to clarify details of the events he was recording and was similarly given access to archival material. Little is known of Polybius's later life; he most likely accompanied Scipio to Spain, acting as his military advisor during the [[Numantine War]].

He later wrote about this war in a lost [[monograph]]. Polybius probably returned to Greece later in his life, as evidenced by the many existent inscriptions and statues of him there. The last event mentioned in his ''Histories'' seems to be the construction of the [[Via Domitia]] in [[southern France]] in 118 BC, which suggests the writings of [[Lucian#Pseudo-Lucian|Pseudo-Lucian]] may have some grounding in fact when they state, "[Polybius] fell from his horse while riding up from the country, fell ill as a result and died at the age of eighty-two".