The Punic Wars 264–146 BC

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The Punic Wars 264–146 BC

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The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons which are as relevant today as when Hannibal and Scipio Africanus fought to determine the course of history in the Mediterranean.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

Product details

Published Feb 25 2002
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781841763552
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 47 b/w; 23 col
Dimensions 248 x 170 mm
Series Essential Histories
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Nigel Bagnall

Nigel Bagnall was born in India in 1927, the son a…

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