The war with Hannibal : books XXI-XXX of 'The history of Rome from its foundation' / Livy ; translated by Aubrey De Sélincourt ; edited with an introduction by Betty Radice.

London : Penguin, 1972.

711 p. : maps ; 20 cm.

This translation originally published: 1965.
Includes index.
Translated from the Latin.

Livy chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal, complete with elephants, crossing the Alps, the panic as they approached the gates of Rome, and the decimation of the Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.

9780140441451 (pbk)

878 LIV
937'.04
937.04

English
Latin

No reviews available as yet
Add your review

835