Second Punic War in Iberia 220-206 BC : from Hannibal at the Tagus to the Battle of Ilipa
Bahmanyar, Mir2024
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Iberia was one of three crucial theatres of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. Hannibal of Carthage's siege of Saguntum in 219 BC triggered a conflict that led to immense human and material losses on both sides, pitting his brother Hasdrubal against the Republican Roman armies seeking to gain control of the peninsula. Then, in 208 BC, the famous Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Hasdrubal at Baecula, forcing Hasdrubal's army out of Iberia and on to its eventual annihilation at the Metaurus. In this work, military historian Mir Bahmanyar brings to life the key personalities and events of this important theatre of the war, and explains why the Roman victory at Baecula led to a strategic shift and Carthage's eventual defeat.
Main title:
Second Punic War in Iberia 220-206 BC : from Hannibal at the Tagus to the Battle of Ilipa / Mir Bahmanyar ; illustrated by Marco Capparoni.
Author:
Bahmanyar, Mir, authorCapparoni, Marco, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 25 cm.
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ISBN:
9781472859754 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
936.603
Language:
English
BRN:
2709658
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