Punic Wars: A Captivating Guide to The Punic Wars and Hannibal Barca

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Punic Wars, then keep reading…

Two captivating manuscripts in one book:

• The Punic Wars: A Captivating Guide to the First, Second, and Third Punic Wars Between Rome and Carthage, Including the Rise and Fall of Hannibal Barca
• Hannibal Barca: A Captivating Guide to the Carthaginian General Who Fought in the Second Punic War Between Carthage and Ancient Rome

The Punic Wars between 264 BCE and 146 BCE were a series of wars fought between the armies of ancient Carthage and Rome. In the years before the battles broke out, Carthage had risen from a small port community to the Mediterranean region's richest and most powerful city. Carthage had a powerful navy, a mercenary army, and ample resources to act as an authority in trade and politics. As such, Carthage prohibited Roman trade in the Western Mediterranean through an agreement with what was then just a small city called Rome. Without an organized military, Rome had little choice but to abide by the treaty.

As history shows, however, Rome didn’t stay small and insignificant for long. As its size and power grew, so too did Rome’s desire to fight back against its Carthaginian oppressors: so followed the three Punic Wars. At the start of the conflict, Carthage dominated the Mediterranean. By the end of the wars, Rome had not only conquered Carthage but become the strongest society in the Western Mediterranean. It was a formative period for the Roman Republic and one that would eventually lead Rome to form its own empire.

Some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book include:

• Never before told story of what the Punic Wars were all about, where it was fought, and the major events surrounding the historical war
• Full account of the epic battles fought during the three wars that spanned over 118 years
• The outcome of the many years of warfare between the two major powers, Carthage and Rome
• And much, much more!

Some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book include:

• Rome Versus Carthage – The First Punic War
• Born into an Uncertain World
• The Element of Surprise – The Beginning of a Legend
• Panic in Rome and the Subsequent Raiding of Roman Territory
• The Rivalry Between Hannibal and Fabius
• Roman Devastation at Cannae
• More Than a Decade as the Enemy
• Defeating Hannibal
• Using Politics to Improve Carthage and a Final Betrayal
• Cat and Mouse with Rome – Roles Reversed
• Speculation on Hannibal’s End and the End of Carthage in the Third Punic War
• The Legacy and the Legend
• And much, much more!