Hannibal enemy of rome

Hannibal barca was born in 247 bc to the great carthaginian general hamilcar barca and a mother native to spain. Hannibal excited, frightened and once safely dead drew reluctant admiration from the romans. The youngest son, hanno, disobeying his father, goes on a fishing boat with a friend, is caught in a storm, and blown out to sea. Hannibal was known for leading the carthaginian army and a team of elephants across southern europe and the alps mountains against rome in the second punic war. Hannibal, who almost overpowered rome, was considered romes greatest enemy. May 27, 2014 as rome rose to power in the 3rd century bce there was only one real rival in the mediterraneancarthage. If romes clients are captured or join forces with carthage, its hegemony in the region will quickly crumble.

Although the key events in the latter part of the book are the result of hannibals orders, hannibal himself appears only infrequently in the narrative. In the second punic war 218201 bc, the carthaginians were led by a great general named hannibal. When he was six years old, carthage lost the war, and rome forced carthage to pay large amount of money. Enemy of rome, they find themselves on opposite sides of the conflict and an alliance forged through slavery will be played out to its stunning conclusion in battle. Now a brilliant young carthaginian general, called hannibal, is out for revenge. In the first punic war, the roman legions defeated and humiliated carthage, their only serious rival for power in the mediterranean. Hannibal led his forces, including a squadron of elephants, through france, over the alps and into the heart of italy. From the promise he made to his father whilst growing up in spain. Now a brilliant young carthaginian general, called hannibal, is. Hannibal knew that invading italy was his best chance. They invaded italy, smashed consular armies, turned vassal citystates against their roman overlords, and killed thousands of legionnaires in the service of the senate and people of rome. The second punic war broke out in 218 after hannibals attack on saguntum, an ally of rome in hispania. While hannibal prepares for war, hanno, the son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes out fishing with suni, his best friend. Therefore, it is vital that carthaginian expansion in iberia, and beyond, is halted immediately.

Hannibal crushed every army rome threw at him, culminating in the perfect battle of cannae where hannibal was outnumbered 4 to 1. Hannibal or hannibal barca was the leader of the military forces of carthage that fought against rome in the second punic war. I bought this book after getting interested in hannibal when watching a documentary. Ben kane born 6 march 1970 is a novelist, specialising in historical fiction. Carthage was a large and important phoenician citystate in northern africa, which was often at odds with the greek and roman empires. The 700,000 number is accounting for the vast number of italian allies of rome. Rome had taken sicily and sardinia from the carthaginian empire and excluded carthage from all waters west from italy after the first punic war. The first in a brilliant new series set during the second punic war, from the bestselling author of the forgotten legion chronicles. Oct 23, 2014 hannibal was a carthaginian general who fought against rome during the second punic war.

The carthaginian family consists of a widower with three sons. Mar 22, 2017 this is the story of the general who took on the might of rome. Hannibal, enemy of rome is engaging and follows the actual events of the second punic war very closely. It perhaps would have been somewhat more accurate to name the series the hannibalic wars with the subtitle enemy of rome book one. Enemy of rome is an easy read that pulls you into the world of hannibal barca and ancient rome over 2,000 years ago. The great carthaginian general, hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his people by rome. Was hannibal the enemy of ancient rome and black answers. The story is good although a little slow at times it does pick up at the last quarter, i did find hannibal enemy of rome an interesting read, just not quite in the same league as the forgotten legion trilogy. Pyrrhus and hannibal were the two single greatest threats to the free republic of rome. This phoenician successor state happened to be romes greatest rival back then as the two were pretty competitive as to who deserved to rule the sea. Enemy of romea brilliant young carthaginian generals vengeancebased assault on the roman victors of the first punic war enmeshes a distinguished soldiers son and a roman equestrians son in a fateful adventure marked by slavery and friendship. Hannibal barca was a general of the carthaginian state. The trek of the famous carthaginian general who leads his troops over the alps to challenge rome provides the genesis for the novel, but it is the coming of age of two teenage boys who are destined to face each other across the battlefield that drives the action. However, rome must tread carefully, for hannibal is a dangerous enemy.

Hannibal was born in carthage known as tunisia today in 247 bc to carthaginian leader hamilcar barca. His name became synonymous with inciting fear, and to this day he is considered one of the greatest military leaders of all time. Having brought his army safely over the alps in winter, he now marches south to. Throughout time there have been great military leaders, whose leadership skills have shaped and defined the path of human civilization. While hannibal prepares for war, hanno, the son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes out fishing with suni. Victory will establish rome as the preeminent power in the ancient world. He was born during the first punic war between carthage and rome. It centers upon two families, one carthaginian and the other roman. As a result of his famous double pincer maneuver, 70,000 roman soldiers died within the space of a few hours on a field the size of new yorks. Mar 29, 2018 hannibal also known as hannibal barca, l. He is best known for the forgotten legion, spartacus and hannibal book series. Now hannibal, a brilliant young carthaginian general, is out for revenge.

Hannibal 2006 it is 200 years before the birth of christ and rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. As rome rose to power in the 3rd century bce there was only one real rival in the mediterraneancarthage. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy. Leonard cottrell this biography follows the exploits of hannibal, the great military genius, particularly in the second punic war. As a result of his famous double pincer maneuver, 70,000 roman soldiers died within the space. The hazardous mile trip made by his army and 34 elephants and the 17 fighting years of the second punic war left hannibal short of his goal, the annihilation of rome. Previously, i had known only that he was a general of carthage and that he had invaded rome by traversing the alps. Rome ii enemy at the gates is the definitive edition of rome ii.

According to polybius and livy, hannibal s father hamilcar barca made the 9yearold hannibal dip his hand in blood and swear an oath of hatred against rome. Sep 09, 2014 although the key events in the latter part of the book are the result of hannibal s orders, hannibal himself appears only infrequently in the narrative. Hannibal was a carthaginian general who fought against rome during the second punic war. Jul 16, 2019 hannibal was known for leading the carthaginian army and a team of elephants across southern europe and the alps mountains against rome in the second punic war. With alexander siddig, emilio doorgasingh, bashar rahal, mido hamada. Six of his eight novels have been sunday times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the us, italy, spain, greece. After 16 years of bloody war against rome, hannibal barca is on the verge of defeat.

The action only goes up to the battle of trebia, and i understand that there will be sequels. Hannibal hoped that by winning great victories in the heart of italy, he could bring some of that 700,000 away from rome and have them ally with carthage. His perfect battle strategy would eventually be his downfall, as he was hunted by the enemy and abandoned by his own men. Hannibal was born in 183 bce and lived during a time of great political and military strife. Hannibal barca was a carthaginian general who was considered to be one of the great military leaders in history. Ben kane in the first punic war, the roman legions defeated and humiliated carthage, their only serious rival for power in the mediterranean. Although rome had won the first punic war, revanchism prevailed in carthage, symbolised by the alleged pledge that hannibal made to his father never to be a friend of rome. A restudy of the carthaginian and his military strategy. During the 3rd and 2nd centuries bc, the cities of rome and carthage fought a series of wars known as the punic wars. According to polybius and livy, hannibals father hamilcar barca made the 9yearold hannibal dip his hand in blood and swear an oath of hatred against rome. Hannibal enemy of rome 2011 by ben kane book resume. Six of his eight novels have been sunday times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the us, italy, spain, greece, russia and the netherlands.

Aug 17, 2019 hannibal barca was a carthaginian general who was considered to be one of the great military leaders in history. It is 200 years before the birth of christ and rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. Jul 09, 2012 the great carthaginian general, hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his people by rome. They accused him of treachery, cruelty, greed and unreasoning hatred. In the first punic war, the roman legions defeated and humiliated carthage. The drama of hannibals proposed plan to destroy rome in 216 b. She believes she is invincible but one man is destined to change that. It includes the original game and its greatest expansion packs, allowing you to immerse yourself in the multi awardwinning strategy classic and forge an empire that will echo throughout history. A bold and brilliant strategist, hannibal managed to strike fear into the mighty roman army. Mar 15, 2014 from the promise he made to his father whilst growing up in spain. Ben kanes hannibal, enemy of rome tells the human side of the second punic war. I look forward to reading ben kanes future books on the second punic war. Be weary of anyone telling you they have an answer to this. A lot of the answers allude to this not being a possibility because hannibal was a phoenician.