Mastering the West

Rome and Carthage at War
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-0-19-066345-2
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 613 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hoyos, Dexter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- PART ONE

- ROME AND CARTHAGE: 264 BC

- 1. Two Republics

- 2. Warfare

- 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, 218-211

- 8. The War beyond Italy

- 9. Scipio and Roman Victory: 210-201

- PART FOUR

- THE LAST CONFLICT

- 10. Rome, Masinissa, and Carthage

- 11. The Triumph of Rome

- Conclusions

- Appendix 152

- the sources

Über Autor(innen)

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