| Description |
1 online resource (360 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Ancient Warfare and Civilization |
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Ancient warfare and civilization.
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Series; Mastering the West; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE ROME AND CARTHAGE: 264 bc; 1 Two Republics; 2 Fighting the Enemy; PART TWO THE FIRST PUNIC WAR AND AFTERMATH: 264-218; 3 Sicily and Its Seas: 264-257; 4 Africa and After: 256-249; 5 Stalemate and Checkmate: 249-241; 6 Between the Wars: 241-218; PART THREE THE SECOND PUNIC WAR: 218-201; 7 Hannibal's Invasion; 8 Hannibal's Zenith; 9 The War beyond Italy; 10 Carthage in Retreat: 210-206; 11 Scipio and Roman Victory; PART FOUR THE LAST CONFLICT; 12 Rome, Masinissa, and Carthage |
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13 The Triumph of RomeConclusions; Appendix: The Sources; Timeline; Glossary of Special Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning point in world history is a vast understatement. This bloody and protracted conflict pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivalled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a collision between these civilizations seemed inevitable and yet to the Romans and Carthaginians at the time hostilities first erupted seemingly out of nowhere, with what were expected to be inconsequential results. Mastering the West offers a thoroughly engrossing narrative of this century of battle in the w |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Punic wars.
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Command of troops -- History -- To 1500
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Command of troops
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Punic wars
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Mediterranean Region -- History, Military
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Mediterranean Region -- History -- To 476.
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Rome -- History, Military.
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Carthage (Extinct city) -- History, Military
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Mediterranean Region
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Rome (Empire)
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Tunisia -- Carthage (Extinct city)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199391738 |
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0199391734 |
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0199391742 |
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9780199391745 |
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0190663456 |
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9780190663452 |
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