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UNINA9910788063103321 |
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Autore |
Hoyos B. D (B. Dexter), <1944-> |
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Titolo |
Mastering the West : Rome and Carthage at war / / Dexter Hoyos |
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New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-939174-2 |
0-19-066345-6 |
0-19-939173-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (361 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ancient Warfare and Civilization |
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HIS002000HIS002020HIS027000 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Punic wars |
Command of troops - History - To 1500 |
Mediterranean Region History, Military |
Mediterranean Region History To 476 |
Rome History, Military |
Carthage (Extinct city) History, Military |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Series; Mastering the West; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE ROME AND CARTHAGE: 264 bc; 1 Two Republics; 2 Fighting the Enemy; PART TWO THE FIRST PUNIC WAR AND AFTERMATH: 264-218; 3 Sicily and Its Seas: 264-257; 4 Africa and After: 256-249; 5 Stalemate and Checkmate: 249-241; 6 Between the Wars: 241-218; PART THREE THE SECOND PUNIC WAR: 218-201; 7 Hannibal's Invasion; 8 Hannibal's Zenith; 9 The War beyond Italy; 10 Carthage in Retreat: 210-206; 11 Scipio and Roman Victory; PART FOUR THE LAST CONFLICT; 12 Rome, Masinissa, and Carthage |
13 The Triumph of RomeConclusions; Appendix: The Sources; Timeline; Glossary of Special Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning point in world history is a vast understatement. This bloody and protracted conflict pitted two flourishing Mediterranean powers against one another, |
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