SCIPIO AFRICANUS: The Man Who Defeated Hannibal

Leckie, Ross

ISBN 10: 0895264129 / ISBN 13: 9780895264121

Published by Washington DC. 1998. Regnery Publishing., 1998

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red hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks new. like new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed) . nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). possible book club edition (no price). tutone endpaper maps. xiii+332p. chronology. novels. historical fiction. biography. ancient history. roman empire. history of africa. ~ SCIPIO AFRICANUS ~ the true founder of the Roman Empire. One man, above all others, forged the foundations of the Roman Empire ~ Scipio Africanus. Scipio crushed the master general Hannibal, conquering Carthage and establishing Rome's dominance of the ancient world. Aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete~at the height of his power Scipio was revered by his people. Yet, from these heights, Scipio was laid low by the jealousy and intrigues of his rivals in Rome. Worshipped leader of the Empire, or traitor to Rome? As his fate hangs in the balance, Scipio Africanus tells his own tale . In the sequel to his internationally acclaimed and best~selling historical novel Hannibal, Ross Leckie tells the epic story of Scipio Africanus. Spanning six decades and three continents, Scipio Africanus: The Man Who Defeated Hannihal is a riveting fictional memoir that charts the life of the great Roman leader. As Scipio awaits the verdict on charges of impeachment, he dictates his story to his secretary Bostar, What develops is a fascinating dual narrative that juxtaposes Scipio's memories with Bostar's own version of what occurred. Both of their lives seem inextricably linked to the life of Hannibal Barca. Scipio recounts how he has reached this point ~ a fallen leader, facing execution by the state he has served, the empire he has created. Despite all his successes, Scipio remains a flawed character, a man whose blindness to his own weaknesses ultimately brings about his own downfall. Leckie brilliantly evokes the period in this superb historical novel. The result is a gripping and moving tragedy, an account of one man's successes and failings, filtered. Seller Inventory # 2271902

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Title: SCIPIO AFRICANUS: The Man Who Defeated ...

Publisher: Washington DC. 1998. Regnery Publishing.

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Now, from the author of the highly-acclaimed novel Hannibal (a History Book Club Selection), comes the second installment in an epic trilogy on the rise of Carthage and the rise of Rome.

From Booklist:

The vividly re-created battle scenes and painstaking attention to historical detail that characterized Leckie's critically acclaimed novel Hannibal, are also hallmarks of the second installment in his epic trilogy on the Punic Wars and the political, economic, and military rivalry between Carthage and Rome. Credited with being the general who outmaneuvered and eventually defeated Hannibal, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus won decisive victories against the Carthaginians at Zama, the Seleucids at Magnesia, and the Macedonian's at Cynoscephalae. Back in Rome, Scipio was publicly accused by his bitter enemy, Cato, of pilfering enemy treasure, accepting bribes, granting clemency to enemies of the republic, promoting Hellenism in Rome, and "setting himself above the will of the Senate and the people of Rome." Dictating his memoirs to Bostar, his devoted servant and companion, Scipio stoically awaits the verdict of his peers, knowing that a condemnation from the Senate requires a penalty of death by strangulation. Sweeping in scope, this outstanding fictional biography parallels the fortunes of a military genius with the rise of the Roman empire. Margaret Flanagan