Hannibal and Scipio /
In 218 B.C., Hannibal Barca, desperate to avenge the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, launched an ambitious ground invasion of Italy. With just a small force, he crossed the Alps and pitted his polyglot army against Rome's elite citizen infantry. At Cannae, in 216 B.C., Hannibal destr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stroud :
The History Press,
2016
Stroud [England] : 2016 |
| Series: | Pocket giants (Stroud (England))
Pocket giants |
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