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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 6: Polybius

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 6: Polybius
The statue of the Greek historian Polybius is seen in Vienna, Austria, in a file photo. Millionstock/Shutterstock
Rob Natelson
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Previous installments in this series have covered four Greek scholars whose thoughts helped shape the U.S. Constitution. (For links to previous installments, see the following: first, second, third, fourth, and fifth.) This installment covers a later Greek scholar: Polybius.
Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
Author
Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution” (4th ed., 2025). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.” He also researched and wrote the scholarly article “Virgil and the Constitution,” whose publication is pending in Regent University Law Review.
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