Scipio Africanus Rome S Invasion Of Africa
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Scipio Africanus Rome S Invasion Of Africa
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Author : Philip J Smith
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-08-21
Scipio Africanus Rome S Invasion Of Africa written by Philip J Smith and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-21 with History categories.
Scipio Africanus Rome S Invasion Of Africa
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Author : Philip J. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Brill
Release Date : 1993
Scipio Africanus Rome S Invasion Of Africa written by Philip J. Smith and has been published by Brill this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
Scipio Africanus
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Author : Richard A. Gabriel
language : en
Publisher: Potomac Books, Inc.
Release Date : 2008
Scipio Africanus written by Richard A. Gabriel and has been published by Potomac Books, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate the importance of Hannibal, even though Scipio defeated the legendary general in the Second Punic War and was the central military figure of his time. In this scholarly and heretofore unmatched military biography of the distinguished Roman soldier, Richard A. Gabriel establishes Scipio's rightful place in military history as the greater of the two generals. Before Scipio, few Romans would have dreamed of empire, and Scipio himself would have regarded such an ambition as a danger to his beloved republic. And yet, paradoxically, Scipio's victories in Spain and Africa enabled Rome to consolidate its hold over Italy and become the dominant power in the western Mediterranean, virtually ensuring a later confrontation with the Greco-Macedonian kingdoms to the east as well as the empire's expansion into North Africa and the Levant. The Roman imperium was being born, and it was Scipio who had sired it. Gabriel draws upon ancient texts, including those from Livy, Polybius, Diodorus, Silius Italicus, and others, as primary sources and examines all additional material available to the modern scholar in French, German, English, and Italian. His book offers a complete bibliography of all extant sources regarding Scipio's life. The result is a rich, detailed, and contextual treatment of the life and career of Scipio Africanus, one of Rome's greatest generals, if not the greatest of them all.
Scipio Africanus In The Second Punic War
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Author : Howard Hayes Scullard
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1930
Scipio Africanus In The Second Punic War written by Howard Hayes Scullard and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with History categories.
Scipio Africanus
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Author : Alexander Acimovic
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2007-04-03
Scipio Africanus written by Alexander Acimovic and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Scipio Africanus was one of the greatest generals and statesmen of the Ancient World. When he was 18, he saved his father's life in battle during the Second Punic War and later survived the horrific Roman defeat at Cannae. At the age of 26, he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Spain and in 4 years, by daringly storming the city of Cartagena and crushing two Carthaginian armies in battle, conquered almost the entire peninsula for Rome. After returning to Rome, he leveraged popular support to gain command of an army to invade Carthage. Lacking logistical and material support, he welded, trained and armed a battle-hardened army. Landing in Africa, he delivered a stunning defeat to the Carthaginians with a surprise attack by night and fire. After the famed Hannibal Barca returned to defend his homeland, Scipio and his army utterly defeated the Punic general at the Battle of Zama. This book, based on exhaustive research of both ancient and modern sources, describes Scipio's life and career in detail, analyzes his military and political strategies and decisions, and illustrates the timelessness of his leadership skills and far-seeing diplomacy.
Scipio Africanus
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Author : BASIL. LIDDELL HART
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2017-05-30
Scipio Africanus written by BASIL. LIDDELL HART and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-30 with categories.
A Greater Than Napoleon Scipio Africanus
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Author : Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart
language : en
Publisher: Biblo & Tannen Publishers
Release Date : 1971
A Greater Than Napoleon Scipio Africanus written by Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart and has been published by Biblo & Tannen Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Scipio Africanus (236-183 b.c.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander, he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in public memory. As B.H. Liddell Hart writes, "Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses--many still feasible today--than those of any other commander in history." Any military enthusiast or historian will find this to be an absorbing, gripping portrait.
Scipio Africanus
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Author : B. H. Liddell Hart
language : en
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Release Date : 2004-03-31
Scipio Africanus written by B. H. Liddell Hart and has been published by Da Capo Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-03-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Scipio Africanus (236-183 B.C.) was one of the most exciting and dynamic leaders in history. As commander he never lost a battle. Yet it is his adversary, Hannibal, who has lived on in the public memory, due mostly to his daring march through the Alps with his elephants. At the Battle of the Ticinus, Hannibal's initial encounter with Roman arms, young Scipio first tasted warfare, rescuing his dangerously wounded, encircled father, who was also the Roman commander. By nineteen Scipio was the equivalent of a staff colonel and in 210 B.C. he was placed in supreme command. In three years he destroyed Carthaginian power in Spain and, after being made consul, took his forces to Africa, where he conquered Carthage's great ally, Syphax. Two years later he clashed with Hannibal himself, annihilating his army in the decisive Battle of Zama. For this triumph and his other exploits in the Punic Wars, Scipio was awarded the title Africanus.In his fascinating portrait of this extraordinary commander, B. H. Liddell Hart writes, "The age of generalship does not age, and it is because Scipio's battles are richer in stratagems and ruses -- many still feasible today -- than those of any other commander in history that they are an unfailing object lesson." Not only military enthusiasts and historians but all those interested in outstanding men will find this magnificent study absorbing and gripping.
Scipio Africanus
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-04-06
Scipio Africanus written by Charles River Editors and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-06 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes excerpts of ancient accounts *Includes a bibliography for further reading Carthage was one of the great ancient civilizations, and at its peak, the wealthy Carthaginian Empire dominated the Mediterranean against the likes of Greece and Rome, with commercial enterprises and influence stretching from Spain to Turkey. In fact, at several points in history it had a very real chance of replacing the fledgling Roman empire or the failing Greek poleis (city-states) altogether as master of the Mediterranean. Although Carthage by far preferred to exert economic pressure and influence before resorting to direct military power (and even went so far as to rely primarily on mercenary armies paid with its vast wealth for much of its history, it nonetheless produced a number of outstanding generals, from the likes of Hanno Magnus to, of course, the great bogeyman of Roman nightmares himself: Hannibal. Certain foreign policy decisions led to continuing enmity between Carthage and the burgeoning power of Rome, and what followed was a series of wars which turned from a battle for Mediterranean hegemony into an all-out struggle for survival. Although the Romans gained the upper hand in the wake of the First Punic War, Hannibal brought the Romans to their knees for over a decade during the Second Punic War. While military historians are still amazed that he was able to maintain his army in Italy near Rome for nearly 15 years, scholars are still puzzled over some of his decisions, including why he never attempted to march on Rome in the first place. While Hannibal had been in Italy, it had been relatively easy for the Carthaginian oligarchy, particularly the Hundred and Four, a federation of powerful traders, and Hannibal's chief political rival, Hanno the Great, to marginalize him. For years his political party, the Barcids, had struggled to obtain even a token amount of funds and troops for his enterprise, but Hannibal's arrival on the scene changed all that. Even his rivals could not deny the simple fact that, all else aside, the man could fight a battle like no other general alive. With Rome threatening invasion, Hannibal was suddenly the necessary hero of the hour. Bolstering his Italian mercenaries with levies from Africa and Carthage, the Carthaginian ruling elite desperately invested the money that Hannibal had begged for throughout the last decade. While he remains far less known than Hannibal, Publius Cornelius Scipio, the man who has become known to history as Scipio Africanus, is widely regarded as one of the greatest military leaders of all time. In the space of less than 10 years, the genius of Scipio took Rome from being on the brink of utter destruction to becoming the dominant power in the Mediterranean. He displayed not just acute understanding of the tactical needs of the battlefield but also a strategic overview that consistently allowed him to confound his enemies. Scipio has been described as "the embodiment of grand strategy, as his campaigns are the supreme example in history of its meaning." However, like many other successful military leaders, Scipio proved much less able to deal with the envy and political machinations of the Roman Senate, and he ended his life not in glory but in bitter, self-imposed retirement, much the same way Hannibal did. Both men left legacies of military genius, catastrophic defeats, perseverance in the face of setbacks, astounding victories. Their stories also heavily involve ingratitude, envy, and enmity from within. Scipio Africanus: The Life and Legacy of the Roman General Who Defeated Hannibal during the Second Punic War chronicles how Scipio rose to prominence, his legendary victory at Zama, and the legacy he had on antiquity. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Scipio Africanus like never before.
Scipio Africanus Soldier And Politician
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Author : Howard Hayes Scullard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
Scipio Africanus Soldier And Politician written by Howard Hayes Scullard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with History categories.