Mastering the West: Rome and Carthage at War (Ancient Warfare and Civilization) - Brossura

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Hoyos, Dexter

 
9780190663452: Mastering the West: Rome and Carthage at War (Ancient Warfare and Civilization)
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ISBN 10: 0190663456 ISBN 13: 9780190663452
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2017

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To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning-point in world history is a vast understatement. These vicious battles pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, leaving one an unrivaled 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, war erupted seemingly out of nowhere and was expected to be a short and trivial skirmish.

Mastering the West offers a superlative narrative of all three wars as they are generally divided, while treating a full range of themes: the antagonists' military, naval, economic, and demographic resources and strategic opportunities; the political structures of both republics; questions of leadership and the contributions of leaders like Hannibal, Fabius the Delayer, Scipio Africanus, Masinissa, and Scipio Aemilianus; and the postwar impact of the conflicts on the participants and victims. Dexter Hoyos, a leading expert of the period, treats the two great powers evenly, without forgetting the important roles played by Syracuse, Macedon, and especially Numidia. Written with verve in a clear, accessible style, with a range of illustrations and newly-commissioned maps, Mastering the West is sure to restructure our understanding of this critical period in ancient history.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Dexter Hoyos is retired Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Sydney, Australia. His many books include, most recently, Hannibal: Rome's Greatest Enemy, The Carthaginians, A Companion to the Punic Wars, Livy: Rome's Italian Wars (with J. C. Yardley), and A Companion to Roman Imperialism

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Editore
Oxford University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2017
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0190663456
ISBN 13 
9780190663452
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
360
Contatto del produttore
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ISBN 10:  0199860106 ISBN 13:  9780199860104
Casa editrice: OUP USA, 2015
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