Hannibal is acknowledged as one of history s greatest generals, and his crossing of the alps complete with elephants to make war against rome on its home soil is legendary but even hannibal met his match in scipio, and ultimately carthage was defeated by the rising power of rome in hannibal s war, j f lazenby provides the first scholarly. Before we examine the record of hannibals military campaigns following cannae, to see if it supports the rather bizarre contention that, by spending a single winter in relative comfort, the army of the great carthaginian was rendered useless and incapable of effective military action, we need to point out an important circumstance. If it is necessary to limit oneself to three main characters, they are. By closely examining the accounts of livy and polybius, supplemented with the fruits of modern research, lazenby provides a. A study on hannibals stratagem during the second punic war john t. The two polities was the growing roman republic and the african commercial city of carthage. With the world melting down and the bard semester heating up, ive fallen behind in my grand strategy posts. Mago was wounded in a war in which he had come in conflict with romans in the land of the insubrians, and while returning to africa. Map of the territorial expansion of rome 264 bc 180 ad. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 30, summary frank gardener moore, professor emeritus in columbia university, ed. Before hannibal crossed the alps he first had to cross the pyrenees, this was where he acq. He took part in a successful campaign against some rebel cities, along with hamilcar barca. Hannibals war with rome provides a complex example of strategic and tactical successes and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings. But even hannibal met his match in scipio, and ultimately carthage was defeated by the rising power of rome. The great carthiginian general is a large part of the story, but the volume might better have been titled the second punic war because all of the theaters, not just italy, are covered. Click download or read online button to get the war with hannibal book now. Hannibals wellplanned strategies allowed him to conquer several italian cities allied to rome. War, carthage lay in ashes and rome stood unchallenged astride the mediterranean. The climax is all of these brought together at the expense of someone who really deserves it the manner of his down fall is probably impossible but whose going to check. Hannibal may have underestimated the pride and society of the roman state lazenby, 42. What were hannibals battle tactics that made him such a. Hannibals use of elephants in the second punic war, refutes the conten. The second punic war spring 218 to 201 bc, also referred to as the hannibalic war and by the romans the war against hannibal, was the second of three punic wars between ancient carthage and the roman republic, with the participation of greek polities and numidian and iberian forces on both sides.
Yardley and edited by dexter hoyos oxford worlds classics. The first punic war between carthage and rome ran from 264 241 bc, for 23 years, the longest war in ancient history and one of the longest wars ever. The punic wars hannibal and hamilcar research papers. Romes strategic victory over the tacticaloperational genius, hannibal barca hannibal barca, general of carthage during the 2d punic war with rome, 218202 bc, has few peers in the annals of military history. First and foremost hannibal was a great planner and tactician. But todays business is still the second punic war, the. The war with hannibal download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. A 2200 yearold question related to hannibals invasion route across the alps into italia.
Strategic lessons from hannibals war the american interest. Hannibals war with rome provides a complex example of strategic and. It has been accepted for inclusion in this collection by an authorized administrator. A 2200 yearold question related to hannibals invasion route across the. A new translation of books 21 to 30 of livys famous history, which contains the definitive ancient account of hannibals invasion of italy in 218 bc. Lazenby carefully analyzed the ancient sources for his 1978 study, still considered one of the. Known as the punic wars, the two states fought three major. Lazenby provides the first scholarly account in english since 1886 solely devoted to the second punic war, which some have called the first world war for mastery of the mediterranean world. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. The war against hannibal would be a new kind of war for rome. Hannibal barca, son of hamilcar barca n 1 247 183182181 bc n 2 was a punic carthaginian military commander, generally considered one of the greatest military commanders in history. Lazenby provides the first scholarly account in english since 1886 solely devoted to the second punic war, which some. Map of the territorial expansion of rome 264 bc 180 ad pdf map of hannibals invasion route 218 bc europe. Titus livius livy, the history of rome, book 30, summary.
The war ended in 241 bce with the carthaginian defeat at the battle of the aegates islands. Following its defeat in the first punic war, the carthaginian empire looked to rebuild its power base by controlling spain. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Rome thought it would be easy to defeat hannibal, but hannibal was full of surprises, including his manner of entering the italic peninsula from spain. In a particularly twisted way its also a love story. A military history of the second punic war new edition by lazenby, j. Perhaps this roman notion of honor is best understood from the senator t. Lazenby provides the first scholarly account in english since 1886 solely devoted. Cartographer, department of history, united states military academy the department of history, united states military academy 1 hannibals route of invasion hannibals crossing of the alps part of the second punic war hannibal route of invasionen. What were hannibals battle tactics that made him such a successful general.
Appian, hannibalic war, chapter ii tufts university. We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Lazenby provides the first scholarly account in english since 1886 but even hannibal met his match in scipio, and ultimately carthage was defeated by the rising power of rome. There are a few key factors which contributed greatly to the successful crossing of hannibal. By closely examining the accounts of livy and polybius, supplemented with the fruits of modern research, lazenby provides a detailed. Battles of trebia and trasimene hannibals military. Their garb was far more practical than the long straight wool tunics.
Minards figurative map of hannibals war edward tufte. With the use of animals and tactical battle field strategy, hannibal was able to decimate roman armies that greatly outnumbered his own. Hannibal is acknowledged to be one of historys greatest generals, and his crossing of the alps complete with elephants to make war against. Against hannibal, the number of romans fighting would increase ten fold and they would fight through the entire year. Lazenby provides the first scholarly account in english since 1886 solely devoted to the second punic war what some have called the first world war for mastery of the mediterranean world.
What were the key factors behind hannibals successful. View the punic wars hannibal and hamilcar research papers on academia. Third punic war, 149146 bce, third of three wars between the roman republic and the carthaginian punic empire that resulted in the final destruction of carthage, the enslavement of its population, and roman hegemony over the western mediterranean. His father, hamilcar barca, was the leading carthaginian commander during the first punic war, his younger brothers were mago and hasdrubal, and he was brotherinlaw to hasdrubal the fair. Pdf the first punic war began in 264 bce as a minor diplomatic scuffle between. Lazenby hannibal is acknowledged as one of historys greatest generals, and his crossing of the alpscomplete with elephantsto make war against rome on its home soil is legendary. Hamilcar barca, the premier phoenician general, humiliated and angered over romes peace terms, and the seizure of sardinia during carthages own mercenary war, looked to spain as an overland launching point for future action against. The death of hamilcar, occurring as it did most opportunely, and the tender years of.
He invaded the homeland of his enemy and remained there, undefeated, for fifteen years. Hannibal occupied most of southern italy for 15 years, but could not win a decisive victory, as the romans led by fabius maximus avoided confrontation with him, instead waging a war of attrition. Charles joseph minards last graphic, published when he was 88, shows two military campaigns. The battles of trebia and trasimene are prime examples of hannibal barcas great strategic successes against the roman army. Hannibals war tactics by spencer clanahann on prezi.
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