The Punic Wars 264–146 BC

The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons which are as relevant today as when Hannibal and Scipio Africanus fought to determine the course of history in the Mediterranean.

List of contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

About the author

Nigel Bagnall

Summary

The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years, from 264BC to 146BC. They represented a struggle in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage. This is a comprehensive account of a complicated historical period.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Bagnall
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2002
• EAN: 9781841763552
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-355-2
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 322 g
• Illustrations: 47 b/w; 23 col
• Series: Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Warfare & defence, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory