Scipio Africanus | 
 enlarge | Author: Alexander Acimovic
Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 200
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0595435459
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780595435456
ASIN: 0595435459
Publication Date: March 30, 2007
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Scipio Africanus was one of the greatest generals and statesmen of the Ancient World. When he was 18, he saved his father s life in battle during the Second Punic War and later survived the horrific Roman defeat at Cannae./P At the age of 26, he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Spain and in 4 years, by daringly storming the city of Cartagena and crushing two Carthaginian armies in battle, conquered almost the entire peninsula for Rome./P After returning to Rome, he leveraged popular support to gain command of an army to invade Carthage. Lacking logistical and material support, he welded, trained and armed a battle-hardened army. Landing in Africa, he delivered a stunning defeat to the Carthaginians with a surprise attack by night and fire. After the famed Hannibal Barca returned to defend his homeland, Scipio and his army utterly defeated the Punic general at the Battle of Zama./P This book, based on exhaustive research of both ancient and modern sources, describes Scipio s life and career in detail, analyzes his military and political strategies and decisions, and illustrates the timelessness of his leadership skills and far-seeing diplomacy./P
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