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Hannibal
Dexter Hoyos
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Description for Hannibal
Paperback. Dexter Hoyos has written extensively on Carthage and Hannibal's career; here he distills this work into an introductory work, accessible to the non-specialist. Taking a chronological format Hoyos traces the rise and fall of Hannibal and Carthage, dispelling a few myths along the way. Num Pages: 176 pages, 4 maps, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
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 real-life lessons in war even into the modern era (Norman Schwartzkopf is a fan). His political career is less appreciated and his achievements as civilian ... Read more
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 real-life lessons in war even into the modern era (Norman Schwartzkopf is a fan). His political career is less appreciated and his achievements as civilian ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Bristol Phoenix Press Greece and Rome Live
Condition
New
Weight
238g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781904675471
SKU
V9781904675471
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About Dexter Hoyos
Dexter Hoyos is Professor of Classics and Ancient History in the University of Sydney and author of Unplanned Wars: the Origins of the First and Second Punic Wars (1998) and Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC (2003).
Reviews for Hannibal
le recit se lit avec plaisir et interet, emaille qu'il est de relfexions frappes au coin du bon sens.
L'Antiquite Classique, 79
L'Antiquite Classique, 79