Carthage's Other Wars e-bog
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';A very good read . . . and a reminder that the Romans were hardly the only imperialist warmongers of the ancient world.' StrategyPage Carthage was the western Mediterranean's first superpower, long before Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful, and checkered even before her ';Punic Wars' against Rome. Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a pred...
E-bog
45,63 DKK
Forlag
Pen & Sword Military
Udgivet
19 december 2019
Længde
256 sider
Genrer
1HBT
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781473890633
';A very good read . . . and a reminder that the Romans were hardly the only imperialist warmongers of the ancient world.' StrategyPage Carthage was the western Mediterranean's first superpower, long before Rome, and her military history was powerful, eventful, and checkered even before her ';Punic Wars' against Rome. Although characterized in the surviving sources and modern studies as a predominantly mercantile state, Carthage fought many wars, both aggressive and defensive, before and in between the contests with the Roman parvenus. The Greek states of Sicily, above all Syracuse under its tyrants Dionysius the Great and then Agathocles, were her most resolute opponents, but in North Africa itself, in Sardinia, and later on in Spain she wonand sometimes lostmajor wars. This is the first full-length study dedicated to these other wars that furthered Carthage's interests for over half a millennium. Based firmly and analytically on ancient sources, it also offers the insight that Carthage, though usually considered a naval power, did more fighting on land than at seaand with more success. Includes illustrations