Hannibal's odyssey : the environmental background to the alpine invasion of Italia / William Mahaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mahaney, W. C., author.

Series:

Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity ; 11.

Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C--Campaigns--Alps.

Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Piscataway, New Jersey : Gorgias Press, [2013]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Hannibal's invasion of Italia in 218 BC is depicted from the standpoint of environmental evidence elicited from ancient texts, and analyzed against present-day Earth Science databases. The conclusion is that the Punic Army followed the southern route over the Alps; a proposal first made by Sir Gavin de Beer in the 1960's.

Contents:

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PROLOGUE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Introduction

2. OVERVIEW OF THE PUNIC INVASION

3. ONSET OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR

4. CAMPAIGN STRATEGY

5. COL DU PERTHUS-THE FIRST TEST

6. VOLCAE-FIRST ROADBLOCK

7. THE "ISLAND"-NECESSARY ALLIANCE

8. COL DE GRÎMONE: SECOND TEST

9. TEST OF APPROACH ROUTES AND COL POSSIBILITIES

10. COMBE DE QUEYRAS

11. CHATEAU-QUEYRAS-UPPER GUIL RIVER

12. COL DE LA TRAVERSETTE-ULTIMATE TEST

13. UPPER PO RIVER

14. GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS

15. MILITARY CONSIDERATIONS

16. CONCLUSIONS

GLOSSARY

MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE SECOND PUNIC WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH

REFERENCES CITED

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-217) and index.

ISBN:

9781463215958

1463215959

OCLC:

882243042