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Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life

Hannibal: A Hellenistic Life is a biography of the famous Carthaginian leader Hannibal Barca, who lived between 247 and 188 BCE. Son of the brilliant general Hamilcar, who had taken part in the First Punic War (264-241 BCE), Hannibal inherited from his father unique strategic qualities and, according to tradition, a bitter hatred of the Roman republic. Thanks to his extraordinary military skills and charisma, he was able to perform incredible ventures during the Second Punic War, crossing the Alps and inflicting disastrous defeats on Rome, seriously endangering its very existence.

The author is archaeologist Eve MacDonald, Senior Lecturer of Ancient History at Cardiff University and an expert in Carthaginian history, who decided to approach the topic in an original way. Targeted for the general public, this book is particularly suited for readers that already have a general knowledge of ancient history and have read other biographies of the great Carthaginian general.

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