The oath of Hannibal. Life and war of the greatest enemy of Rome
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At the age of 63 years, surrounded by Roman legionnaires in a small fortress on the banks of the Bosphorus, the great commander of antiquity chose to die at the hands of his servant so as not to be captured. Hannibal is a truly Homeric tragic hero, according to legend, as a child at the altar of the gods of Carthage at the insistence of his father, he made an oath to fight forever and fulfilled this promise. Having untied the Second Punic War - the most destructive in the ancient world, he committed what was considered impossible in that era: a heroic crossing through the Alps with an army and military elephants - and invaded Italy. The brilliant strategist and a tireless warrior, Hannibal defeated the Roman armies, twice the army in number, and for years held Rome on the verge of disaster. The American historian John Podvas has gone all the way on the heels of Hannibal - from North Africa and Spain through the Pyrenees and Alps to Italy and Asia Minor, visited each battlefield where he fought and visited each ancient city besieged by him. Ancient sources that came to us represented the Carthaginian commander with a bloodthirsty and selfish person, incapable of mercy. But as convas convincingly shows, all outstanding people who create history and change its course inevitably do evil
Author:
Author:Prevas J.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00139-001-5
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