Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC, Issue 2005Accessible and enlightening, Hannibal's Dynasty provides the full story of Carthage's achievement, going beyond the usual focus on Hannibal and military matters alone to look at a wide range of political and diplomatic issues too. Dexter Hoyos shows how the aristocratic Barcid family won dominance in the free republic of Carthage, and how they exploited family connections to lead Carthage to greatness at home and abroad. For students of Hannibal, his dynasty and his legacy - this is the book to read. |
Contents
Plates between pages viii and | 1 |
The heights of Heircte and Eryx | 7 |
Carthage | 21 |
The revolt of Africa | 34 |
Barca supreme | 47 |
Hamilcar in Spain | 55 |
Hasdrubals consolidation | 73 |
Hannibal in Spain | 87 |
The defeat of Hasdrubal | 141 |
Africa invaded | 152 |
Defeat | 164 |
Postwar eclipse | 179 |
Hannibal sufete | 190 |
The end of the Barcids | 203 |
Sources | 212 |
special notes | 223 |
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Common terms and phrases
Acra Leuce allies Antiochus Appian attack Barca Barcid battle Bomilcar brother Bruttium campaign Campania Cannae Carpetani Carthage Carthage's Carthaginians cavalry century chapter Cisalpine Gaul citizens claim coast command consul defeat Diod Diodorus dominance doubt Drepana earlier Ebro enemy envoys Fabius fight fleet forces Gades Gaul Gisco Greek Groag Gsell HAAN Hamilcar Hannibal Hannibal's Hanno Hanno's Hasdrubal Hasdrubal's Heircte Hippou Acra Hoyos Hundred and Four Huss Iber Italian Italy kilometres king Lancel later Lazenby leader Lepcis Libyans Livy Livy's Locri Loreto Mago Marcellus Masinissa mention mercenaries military naval Nepos North Africa numbers Numidian peace Picard and Picard political Polybius probably Punic army rebels region republic Romans Rome Saguntines Saguntum Sanctis Sardinia Scipio Scullard Second Punic Second Punic War Seibert senate sent Sicily siege Silenus Silius Sosylus sources Spain Spanish sufete Syphax Syracuse Tarentum territory town Trasimene treaty troops Utica victory Walbank Zama