Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this study presents up-to-date research on the armies of Rome’s most dangerous rival.Carthage, the port-city in Tunisia first settled by Phoenicians from Tyre, grew to extend a competitive maritime trading empire all over the Western Mediterranean and beyond, increasingly defended by the best navy of the period. In the 6th century BC this came into confrontation with Greek colonists in Sicily, starting major wars that lasted through the 5th and 4th centuries, and involved much interaction with different Greek forces. During the 3rd century Carthage first clashed with Roman armies, and in the course of three wars that raged over Spain, Sicily and Italy the Romans suffered the greatest defeats in their early history at the hands of Hamilcar, Hannibal and Hasdrubal Barca, leading multinational armies of North Africans and Europeans.
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Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this study presents up-to-date research on the armies of Rome’s most dangerous rival, which under the leadership of Hannibal Barca came close to snuffing out Rome’s rise before its reach extended much beyond Italy itself.
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Introduction: historical backgroundChronologyHistorical development of Carthaginian armiesOrganization: the Sacred Band; mercenaries; chariots; elephants; citizen militia; marine troopsArms and equipmentClothingShipsSelect bibliographyGlossary of termsPlate commentariesIndex
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Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this study presents up-to-date research on the armies of Rome’s most dangerous rival, which under the leadership of Hannibal Barca came close to snuffing out Rome’s rise before its reach extended much beyond Italy itself.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781782007760
Publisert
2014-04-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

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Om bidragsyterne

Andrea Salimbeti has had a lifelong interest in ancient military historical research, in particular the Bronze Age in Greece and the Middle East, and has collaborated with magazines and special publications in these fields. He also writes on aviation topics such as aerospace technology and flight equipment. He has contributed to various Osprey titles including ELI 223 The Etruscans, MAA 533 The Normans in Italy 1016–1194 and WAR 180 Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100–700 BC.

Dr Raffaele D’Amato is an experienced Turin-based researcher of the ancient and medieval military worlds. After achieving his first PhD in Romano-Byzantine Law, and having collaborated with the University of Athens, he gained a second doctorate in Roman military archaeology. He currently works as vice-head of the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara, under Professor Livio Zerbini.

Giuseppe Rava was born in Faenza in 1963, and took an interest in all things military from an early age. Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe has established himself as a leading military history artist, and is inspired by the works of the great military artists, such as Detaille, Meissonier, Röchling, Lady Butler, Ottenfeld and Angus McBride. He lives and works in Italy.