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Titolo |
A companion to the Punic Wars [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dexter Hoyos |
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Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4443-9370-7 |
1-78268-706-8 |
1-282-99019-5 |
9786612990199 |
1-4443-6175-9 |
1-4443-9371-5 |
1-4443-9369-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (571 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell companions to the ancient world |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HoyosB. D <1944-> (B. Dexter) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Punic wars |
Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C |
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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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A COMPANION TO THE PUNIC WARS; Contents; List of Tables; List of Maps; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: The Punic Wars; PART I Background and Sources; 1 The Rise of Rome to 264; 2 Early Relations between Rome and Carthage; 3 The Rise of Carthage to 264; 4 Manpower and Food Supply in the First and Second Punic Wars; 5 Phalanx and Legion: the "Face" of Punic War Battle; 6 Polybius and the Punic Wars; 7 Principal Literary Sources for the Punic Wars (apart from Polybius); PART II The First Punic War and Aftermath; 8 The Outbreak of war |
9 A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264-24110 Roman Politics in the First Punic War; 11 Roman Politics and Expansion, 241-219; 12 Carthage in Africa and Spain, 241-218; PART III The Second Punic War; 13 The Reasons for the War; 14 Hannibal: Tactics, Strategy, and Geostrategy; 15 Hannibal and Propaganda; 16 Roman Strategy and Aims in the Second Punic War; 17 The War in Italy, 218-203; 18 War |
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Abroad: Spain, Sicily, Macedon, Africa; 19 Rome, Latins, and Italians in the Second Punic War; 20 Punic Politics, Economy, and Alliances, 218-201 |
21 Roman Economy, Finance, and Politics in the Second Punic WarPART IV The Last Half-Century of Carthage; 22 Carthage and Numidia, 201-149; 23 Italy: Economy and Demography after Hannibal's War; 24 The "Third Punic War": The Siege of Carthage (149-146 BC); PART V Conclusions; 25 Death and Transfiguration: Punic Culture after 146; 26 Spain, Africa, and Rome after Carthage; 27 Carthage and Hannibal in Roman and Greek Memory; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A Companion to the Punic Wars offers a comprehensive new survey of the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.Offers a broad survey of the Punic Wars from a variety of perspectivesFeatures contributions from an outstanding cast of international scholars with unrivalled expertiseIncludes chapters on military and naval techniques, strategies, logistics, and Hannibal as a charismatic general and leaderGives balanced coverage of both Carthage and Rome |
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