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Hannibal and Scipio: Parallel Lives by Hornblower, Simon

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EAN
9781009453356
UPC
9781009453356
ISBN
9781009453356
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Item Weight
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1009453351
ISBN-13
9781009453356
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2336388830

Product Key Features

Book Title
Hannibal and Scipio : Parallel Lives
Number of Pages
516 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Ancient / General, Europe / Italy
Publication Year
2024
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Author
Simon Hornblower
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN
2024-012138
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
'The parallel lives of two of antiquity's greatest commanders, as told by one of today's greatest classicists. Assuming the role of a modern-day Plutarch, Hornblower delves into the families, formative years, military exploits, political struggles, and fraught twilight years of these colossal adversaries.' Michael J. Taylor, University at Albany
Dewey Decimal
937.040922
Table Of Content
Prologue; 1. Hannibal and Scipio on themselves; 2. Origins: Hannibal: 247-221 BCE, birth to age 26 years, Scipio: 235-218, birth to aged 17 years; 3. Hannibal victorious: 221-216, aged 26-31 years; 4. Scipio 216-205, aged 19-30 years; 5. Hannibal frustrated in Italy, 216-208, aged 31-39; 6. Overseas commands: freedoms and perils; 7. Politics and factions at Carthage and Rome; 8. The tipping-point: the battle at the Metaurus or Sena, 207, Hannibal aged 40; 9. Hannibal and Scipio meet and fight at last: Zama, 202, aged 45 and 33; 10. The religion of Hannibal and Scipio; 11. Scipio triumphant, 202-193, aged 33-42; 12. Hannibal as reformer at Carthage, 196, aged 51; 13. Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek world; 14. Hannibal flees to Antiochus III; his intrigues: 195-3, aged 52-54; 15. Hannibal and Scipio as military advisers: Magnesia, 190, aged 57 and 45; 16. Hannibal and Scipio: the military comparison; 17. Hannibal's years of wandering, 190-183, aged 57-64; 18. The downfall and death of Scipio, 187-183, aged 48-52; 19. Afterlives; 20. Conclusion: parallel lives.
Synopsis
The intersecting lives of the great Carthaginian general Hannibal and his Roman adversary Scipio led to one of the most fateful rivalries of antiquity. This absorbing joint biography shows not only how their careers illuminate one another but also how they lived through momentous times which both helped to shape., The Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart but died in the same year, 183, following brilliant but ultimately unhappy careers. In this absorbing joint biography, celebrated historian Simon Hornblower reveals how the trajectory of each general illuminates his counterpart. Their individual journeys help us comprehend the momentous historical period which they shared, and which in distinct but interconnected ways they helped to shape. Hornblower interweaves his central military and political narrative with lively treatments of high politics, religious motivations and manipulations, overseas commands, hellenisation, and his subjects' ancient and modern reception. This gripping portrait of a momentous rivalry will delight readers of biography and military history and scholars and students of antiquity alike.
LC Classification Number
DG249.H67 2024

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