The Punic Wars 264-146 BC
By: Nigel Bagnall.
Series: Essential histories
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
Subjects: Punic wars.
Description: "The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C. 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"First published in 2002 under the title Essential Histories: The Punic Wars 264-746 BC by Osprey Publishing Ltd., Oxford."