Hannibal

by Serge Lancel and Lancel

Book Overview

This is an historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught on Rome during the Punic Wars. One of the few generals of history to be famous for the war he lost, Hannibal's attack in 218BC - which included his renowned march of elephants across the Alps - ranks amongst the most courageous and ill-fated enterprises in the history of the ancient world. This definitive biography of one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631218483
• ISBN13: 9780631218487
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"