A companion to the Punic Wars / edited by Dexter Hoyos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hoyos, B. D. (B. Dexter), 1944-

Series:

Blackwell companions to the ancient world., Ancient history.

Blackwell companions to the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punic wars.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (571 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Companion to the Punic Wars offers a comprehensive new survey of the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.Offers a broad survey of the Punic Wars from a variety of perspectivesFeatures contributions from an outstanding cast of international scholars with unrivalled expertiseIncludes chapters on military and naval techniques, strategies, logistics, and Hannibal as a charismatic general and leaderGives balanced coverage of both Carthage and Rome

Contents:

A COMPANION TO THE PUNIC WARS; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Punic Wars; PART I Background and Sources; 1 The Rise of Rome to 264; 2 Early Relations between Rome and Carthage; 3 The Rise of Carthage to 264; 4 Manpower and Food Supply in the First and Second Punic Wars; 5 Phalanx and Legion: the "Face" of Punic War Battle; 6 Polybius and the Punic Wars; 7 Principal Literary Sources for the Punic Wars (apart from Polybius); PART II The First Punic War and Aftermath; 8 The Outbreak of war

9 A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264-24110 Roman Politics in the First Punic War; 11 Roman Politics and Expansion, 241-219; 12 Carthage in Africa and Spain, 241-218; PART III The Second Punic War; 13 The Reasons for the War; 14 Hannibal: Tactics, Strategy, and Geostrategy; 15 Hannibal and Propaganda; 16 Roman Strategy and Aims in the Second Punic War; 17 The War in Italy, 218-203; 18 War Abroad: Spain, Sicily, Macedon, Africa; 19 Rome, Latins, and Italians in the Second Punic War; 20 Punic Politics, Economy, and Alliances, 218-201

21 Roman Economy, Finance, and Politics in the Second Punic WarPART IV The Last Half-Century of Carthage; 22 Carthage and Numidia, 201-149; 23 Italy: Economy and Demography after Hannibal's War; 24 The "Third Punic War": The Siege of Carthage (149-146 BC); PART V Conclusions; 25 Death and Transfiguration: Punic Culture after 146; 26 Spain, Africa, and Rome after Carthage; 27 Carthage and Hannibal in Roman and Greek Memory; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612990199

9781444393705

1444393707

9781782687061

1782687068

9781282990197

1282990195

9781444361759

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9781444393712

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9781444393699

1444393693

OCLC:

699475380