The War with Hannibal
The History of Rome from its Foundation Books 21-30
$28.76
- Paperback
720 pages
- Release Date
1 August 1965
Summary
The fourth volume of Livy’s history of the Roman Empire.
In The War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC-AD 17) chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal, complete with elephants, crossing the Alps; the panic as they approached the gates of Rome; and the decimation of the Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Yet it is also the clash of personalities that fascina…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140441451 |
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| ISBN-10: | 014044145X |
| Author: | Livy, Betty Radice, Aubrey Selincourt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 August 1965 |
| Weight: | 515g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 40mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Livy
Titus Livius (59BC-AD17) began working on his History of Rome at the age of 30 and continued for over 40 years until his death. The history ran to 142 books, of which 35 survive.
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