Hannibal: Pride Of Carthage

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In ancient Rome, parents used to silence misbehaving children with the utterance ' Hannibal ad portas' (Hannibal is at the door). Such was the fear & awe that Hannibal Barca instilled...
Told in arcing, epic technicolour, this is the story of one of the ancient world's most remarkable figures & the long, bloody conflict between the two 'superpowers' of the times
- the Second Punic War (218-202BC)
- that hinged on the genius, the ambition & the personal tragedies of Hannibal Barca of Carthage, whose military prowess became the stuff of legend, & Publius Scipio of Rome. History, of course, tells us the outcome: that Rome would be the victor, surviving to become a colossal imperial power, while Carthage would be all but erased from history. It was, however, a close run thing. & the world might have been a very different place had Hannibal succeeded in thwarting the might of Rome.
PRIDE OF CARTHAGE is a sweeping, thrilling story of ancient warfare, of armies traversing frozen snow-covered mountains, of battles won or lost by brilliant generals fighting in ingenious, cunning ways. & it's a story teeming with superbly drawn, memorable characters & players, historical & imagined
- from Numidian horsemen & the Roman legions to the slaves & freemen from all corners of the ancient Mediterranean world...