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Punic Wars 264-146 BC, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - Ancient Period - 1500 A.D.


Product Info

Title
Punic Wars 264-146 BC, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Nigel Bagnall
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147397342
MFG. Part #
OSPESS016
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS16

Description

The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. 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.