Hannibal’s Last Battle by Carey, Brian Todd -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Full Title Copyright Page Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements List of Maps Key to Maps List of Illustrations Chronology of the Punic Wars Introduction: Clash of Civilizations

The Battle of Zama as Turning Point Phoenicia’s Heir: The Rise of Carthage Rome: From City-State to Master of Italy

Chapter 1 The First Punic War (264–241 BCE)

The Organization and Tactics of the Carthaginian Army The Organization and Tactics of the Roman Army The First Punic War: The War at Sea and On Land An Unequal Peace and the Mercenary War

Chapter 2 The Early Campaigns of Hannibal

Chapter 3 The Early Campaigns of Scipio

Chapter 4 The African Landings and the Battle of Zama

The African Landings (204 BCE) The Battle of the Great Plains (203 BCE) Armistice and Hannibal Recalled Parley on the Plain and Locating the Battlefield The Battle of Zama (202 BCE) Scipio Africanus: ‘Greater than Hannibal’? The End of the Second Punic War

Chapter 5 In Zama’s Wake: The Growth of Roman Imperialism and the Third Punic War

Hannibal After Zama (201–183 BCE) Scipio After Zama (201–184 BCE) Rome Expands in the Mediterranean (201–149 BCE) The Third Punic War The Siege Perfected and the Fall of Carthage (147–146 BCE) Rome Transformed: The Legacy of the Punic Wars

Notes Glossary of Important Personalities Glossary of Military Terms Glossary of Roman and Carthaginian Government Terms Select Bibliography Index