Hannibal: The Military Biography of Rome's Greatest Enemy

by Richard A. Gabriel

The Romans' destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibal's life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. The charges leveled against Hannibal include greed, cruelty and atrocity, sexual indulgence, and even cannibalism. But even these sources were forced to grudgingly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597976865
• ISBN13: 9781597976862
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Potomac Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"