Polybius was therefore very honest and at the same time reliable with his work on Roman history (Davidson, 1991, p.10). Polybius' contribution to the establishment of the U.S. constitution

The contribution of Polybius to the establishment of the U.S. constitution is well documented. His work on the separation of powers is indicated to have immensely influenced the U.S. Founding Fathers (Lloyd,1998). His work can therefore be regarded as one aspect of classical contributions to the U.S. constitution (Bederman,2008).The concept of separation of powers concerns the need for having separate and very distinct legislative, executive as well as judicial branches of a given government. This is one of the central features of the U.S. Constitution. Through this process of separation of powers, each of the braches work according to their own authority thereby leading to the formation of checks and balances against various forms of abuse of power by any of the remaining one or two branches (Rossiter,1987).This feature was mainly credited to James Madison, a Founding Father (Hamilton, Jay & Madison,1788).

How Polybius' military thinking played a role in Roman conquest

Polybius' military thinking played an important role in Roman conquest due to his primary role adviser of the Scipio Aemilianus, a high ranking Roman General with whom he travelled to various parts of the world such as Spain, Southern France and Africa. They even watched the destruction of Carthage in 146 (Magil & Moose,2003,p.87).

He is also an important authority on historical integrity. His role in the Roman conquest is also notable.