Mastering the West : Rome and Carthage at war
Hoyos, B. D. (B. Dexter), 1944-2015
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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, leaving one an unrivalled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a collision between these civilizations seemed inevitable and yet to the Romans and Carthaginians at the time hostilities first erupted seemingly out of nowhere, with what were expected to be inconsequential results. This title offers a narrative of this century of battle in the western Mediterranean, while treating a full range of themes: the antagonists' military, naval, economic, and demographic resources; the political structures of both republics; and the postwar impact of the conflicts on the participants and victims.
Main title:
Mastering the West : Rome and Carthage at war / Dexter Hoyos.
Author:
Hoyos, B. D. (B. Dexter), 1944-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2015]©2015
Collation:
xxi, 337 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780199860104 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
937.04
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
811307