Scipios End

Author : Martin Tessmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781719174534
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio's End written by Martin Tessmer and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-14 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book of Martin Tessmer's ground-breaking saga about the rise and fall of Scipio Africanus, one of history's greatest generals. In Scipio's End, the author weaves the words and events of the ancient Republican period into a stunning story of Scipio Africanus' final years of glory and triumph.The year is 194 BCE. As he heads into his fiftieth year, Scipio has become the First Man of Rome, the most powerful citizen of the powerful Roman Republic. Though he is weary from decades of military and political wars, Scipio cannot rest. The northern Gauls have cornered the army of his fellow consul, who begs for Scipio to rescue him. Far to the west, the Army of a Hundred Nations masses to attack Rome's Grecian allies, led by the ruthless Syrian king Antiochus III and his brilliant military advisor, Hannibal the Great. As Greece falls before them, the two conquerors turn their eyes towards Italia. Only Scipio stands between them and the dissolution of the nascent Roman empire.Scipio's End is a tale of loves lost, friendships betrayed, the corruption of the incorruptible, and the triumph of honor and genius over insurmountable obstacles. Written in the historical present writing style, Scipio's End gives you the feeling that you are there in ancient Rome, witnessing history as it unfolds before your eyes. Read the final book in the series that Amazon readers have called "Brilliant," a "'Must-read," and "As good as it gets."

Author : Richard A. Gabriel
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1597979988
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio Africanus written by Richard A. Gabriel and published by Potomac Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate the importance of Hannibal, even though Scipio defeated the legendary general in the Second Punic War and was the central military figure of his time. In this scholarly and heretofore unmatched military biography of the distinguished Roman soldier, Richard A. Gabriel establishes Scipio's rightful place in military history as the greater of the two generals. Before Scipio, few Romans would have dreamed of empire, and Scipio himself would have regarded such an ambition as a danger to his beloved republic. And yet, paradoxically, Scipio's victories in Spain and Africa enabled Rome to consolidate its hold over Italy and become the dominant power in the western Mediterranean, virtually ensuring a later confrontation with the Greco-Macedonian kingdoms to the east as well as the empire's expansion into North Africa and the Levant. The Roman imperium was being born, and it was Scipio who had sired it. Gabriel draws upon ancient texts, including those from Livy, Polybius, Diodorus, Silius Italicus, and others, as primary sources and examines all additional material available to the modern scholar in French, German, English, and Italian. His book offers a complete bibliography of all extant sources regarding Scipio's life. The result is a rich, detailed, and contextual treatment of the life and career of Scipio Africanus, one of Rome's greatest generals, if not the greatest of them all.

Author : Iain Pears
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0307370887
Total Pages : 539 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Dream of Scipio written by Iain Pears and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 539 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three narratives, set in the fifth, fourteenth, and twentieth centuries, all revolving around an ancient text and each with a love story at its centre, are the elements of this brilliantly ingenious novel, a follow-up to the international bestseller An Instance of the Fingerpost. The centuries are the 5th (the final days of the Roman Empire); the 14th (the years of the Plague — the Black Death); and the 20th (World War II). The setting for each is the same — Provence — and each has at its heart a love story. The narratives intertwine seamlessly, and what joins them thematically is an ancient text — “The Dream of Scipio” — a work of neo-Platonism that poses timeless philosophical questions. What is the obligation of the individual in a society under siege? What is the role of learning when civilization itself is threatened, whether by acts of man or nature? Does virtue lie more in engagement or in neutrality? “Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is pointless,” warns one of Pears’s characters. The Dream of Scipio is a bona fide novel of ideas, a dazzling feat of storytelling, fiction for our times.

Author : Ross Leckie
Publisher : Canelo + ORM
ISBN 13 : 178863862X
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hannibal written by Ross Leckie and published by Canelo + ORM. This book was released on 2020-03-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third century BCE: One man will bring an empire to its knees. The wars between Rome and Carthage will see some of the most bloody and savage battles of all time. Hundreds of thousands will die, and Rome will win mastery of the known world. Amid this, a figure will emerge who has become the stuff of myth and legend: Hannibal Barca. In this breathtaking chronicle of love and hate, heroism and cruelty, one of history’s greatest generals returns to life. Hannibal learns, through suffering, that man is but a shadow of a dream. A scintillating, blood-soaked tale of loss and victory, this is a masterful piece of historical fiction, perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden and Ian Ross. Praise for Hannibal ‘Wonderful ... what was once cold history becomes full-bodied adventure’ The Times ‘Leckie writes unflinchingly of this world of blood, battle and atrocity’ Sunday Telegraph ‘Its triumph is to bring the world of Carthage to life again’ Spectator

Author : Ross Leckie
Publisher : Canongate Books
ISBN 13 : 1847676898
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio written by Ross Leckie and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes, we have achieved much. Have we destroyed even more? In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus systematically destroyed the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. With breathtaking battle scenes and a tale of violent passions, Scipio is a stunning sequel to Hannibal, Ross Leckie's acclaimed bestselling historical novel. This inspired narrative reveals the aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete behind the Roman triumph to bring us a novel of love and betrayal, about a genius who discovers he is only a man.

Author : Alexander Acimovic
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595435459
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio Africanus written by Alexander Acimovic and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scipio Africanus was one of the greatest generals and statesmen of the Ancient World. When he was 18, he saved his father's life in battle during the Second Punic War and later survived the horrific Roman defeat at Cannae. At the age of 26, he was named Commander-in-Chief of the Roman army in Spain and in 4 years, by daringly storming the city of Cartagena and crushing two Carthaginian armies in battle, conquered almost the entire peninsula for Rome. After returning to Rome, he leveraged popular support to gain command of an army to invade Carthage. Lacking logistical and material support, he welded, trained and armed a battle-hardened army. Landing in Africa, he delivered a stunning defeat to the Carthaginians with a surprise attack by night and fire. After the famed Hannibal Barca returned to defend his homeland, Scipio and his army utterly defeated the Punic general at the Battle of Zama. This book, based on exhaustive research of both ancient and modern sources, describes Scipio's life and career in detail, analyzes his military and political strategies and decisions, and illustrates the timelessness of his leadership skills and far-seeing diplomacy.

Author : Martin Tessmer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781494305123
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio Rising written by Martin Tessmer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-12-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three men, three vows: one to destroy Rome, another to protect it, a third to defeat the both of them. This is the saga of Scipio Africanus, one of history's greatest generals, and his history-defining clashes with Carthage and the Roman Senate. Born into a wealthy and powerful military family, Cornelius Scipio is a brilliant scholar who dreams of educating the common people of Rome. But he has promised his father he will become a soldier and defend Rome against Hannibal, its sworn enemy.Young Scipio soon finds himself fighting on two fronts: in Italia against the Carthaginians and in the Rome against Cato the Elder's austerity party.When all the veteran commanders fear to confront Hannibal and his brothers, Scipio steps forward to become Rome's boy general. Leaving his mother and betrothed to wage his political war at home, he sets forth to defeat the undefeated, relying on visionary genius to compensate for an outnumbered army of raw recruits. This is the first book in the five-book Scipio Africanus Saga, based on his exploits during the Second Punic War. The fifth book, Scipio Rules, will be out in spring of 2017.

Author : Barthold Georg Niebuhr
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Niebuhr's Lectures on Roman History written by Barthold Georg Niebuhr and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Martin Tessmer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781505994636
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Three Generals written by Martin Tessmer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 210 BCE. The Roman Republic battles mighty Carthage for control of the Mediterranean. Mago, Gisgo, and Hasdrubal Barca hold Iberia and its riches firmly within their grip, preparing to send Hannibal the Great enough resources to destroy Rome forever. As the course of western civilization hangs in the balance, young Scipio sails to Iberia with a raw and undermanned army, undertaking a mission no other general would assume: to wrest control of Iberia from the Three Generals, the men who killed his father and uncle.

Author : Howard Hayes Scullard
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scipio Africanus in the Second Punic War written by Howard Hayes Scullard and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1930 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: