Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy

by Dexter Hoyos

Book Overview

Hannibal's enduring reputation as a man and as a general is due to his enemies' fascination with him. The way his legend was shaped in the Greek and Roman consciousness is one of the book's main themes. Under Hannibal's leadership, Carthage came close to dominating the western Mediterranean; his total victory would have changed the course of history. That he was a brilliant general is unquestioned and his strategy and tactics have been studied as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904675476
• ISBN13: 9781904675471
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.6"