The War with Hannibal: The History of Rome from Its Foundation (3 Audio Cassettes)

Titus Livius Livy (Author),

ISBN 10: 1556909454 / ISBN 13: 9781556909450

Published by Recorded Books

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[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] [ 3 CD/Disk(s) Included ] Publisher: Recorded Books Pub Date: 1/1/1993 Binding: Audio Cassette Pages: 3 First edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The War with Hannibal: The History of Rome from Its Foundation (3 Audio Cassettes)
• Publisher: Recorded Books
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556909454
• ISBN 13: 9781556909450
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

It is Livy (59 BC-AD 17) who re-creates for us in vivid detail the terrible events of the Second Punic War, down to the Battle of Zama (202 BC). It is Livy who shows us the immense armies of Hannibal, elephants and all, crossing the Alps (still regarded as a near-miraculous feat by historians), the panic as Hannibal approached the gates of Rome, the decimation of the Roman army in thick fog at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.But, above all, it is the clash of personalities that fascinate the great debates in the Senate, the series of Roman generals who prove no match for Hannibal, the historic meeting between Scipio and Hannibal before the decisive battle.Livy never hesitated to introduce drama and moral lessons into his History of Rome; in the ten books dealing with the war with Hannibal, he had an immense theme worthy of his immense talents.