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Hannibal's Last Battle: Zama & the Fall of Carthage

Brian Todd Carey

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A "crisply written, well researched . . . superb piece of scholarship about one of the most dramatic and decisive battles in the ancient world" .

At Zama in 202 BC, the armies of two great empires clashed: the Romans under Scipio Africanus and Carthaginians, led by Hannibal. Scipio's forces would win a decisive, bloody victory that forever shifted the balance of power in the ancient world.

Thereafter, Rome became the dominant civilization of the Mediterranean.

Here, Brian Todd Carey recounts that battle and the grueling war that led up to it. He offers fascinating insight into the Carthaginian and Roman methods of waging war, their military organizations, equipment, and the tactics the armies employed. He also delivers an in-depth critical assessment of the contrasting qualities and leadership styles of Hannibal and Scipio, the two most celebrated commanders of their age.

With vivid prose and detailed maps of the terrains of the time, Hannibal's Last Battle is an essential text for fans of military history and students of the classical period.

Pages: 232

Format: ebook

Release: October 18, 2007

ISBN 13: 9781473805156

Hannibal's Last Battle: Zama & the Fall of Carthage

Brian Todd Carey

0/5 ( ratings)

A "crisply written, well researched . . . superb piece of scholarship about one of the most dramatic and decisive battles in the ancient world" .

At Zama in 202 BC, the armies of two great empires clashed: the Romans under Scipio Africanus and Carthaginians, led by Hannibal. Scipio's forces would win a decisive, bloody victory that forever shifted the balance of power in the ancient world.

Thereafter, Rome became the dominant civilization of the Mediterranean.

Here, Brian Todd Carey recounts that battle and the grueling war that led up to it. He offers fascinating insight into the Carthaginian and Roman methods of waging war, their military organizations, equipment, and the tactics the armies employed. He also delivers an in-depth critical assessment of the contrasting qualities and leadership styles of Hannibal and Scipio, the two most celebrated commanders of their age.

With vivid prose and detailed maps of the terrains of the time, Hannibal's Last Battle is an essential text for fans of military history and students of the classical period.

Pages: 232

Format: ebook

Release: October 18, 2007

ISBN 13: 9781473805156

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