This is an historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught on Rome during the Punic Wars. One of the few generals of history to be famous for the war he lost, Hannibal's attack in 218BC - which included his renowned march of elephants across the Alps - ranks amongst the most courageous and ill-fated enterprises in the history of the ancient world. This definitive biography of one of the most fascinating figures of ancient history offers a fresh perspective on the demise of the Hellenistic world and the rise of Rome.

This biography restores Augustine is all his complexity and depth. Aimed at an educated general readership, it places him against the colourful background of the Mediterranean world of antiquity, and explores the major influences, events and competing philosophies which were formative for his thought and theology. The book makes available much important new material (and several significant new discoveries in Francophone scholarship) to English-speaking readers, who are invited to share in the author's intimate and sympathetic knowledge of this great figure of Christian antiquity. 'Masterly.'...

This is an historical biography of Hannibal, the military leader of Carthage responsible for waging a dramatic onslaught on Rome during the Punic Wars. One of the few generals of history to be famous for the war he lost, Hannibal's attack in 218BC - which included his renowned march of elephants across the Alps - ranks amongst the most courageous and ill-fated enterprises in the history of the ancient world. This definitive biography of one of the most fascinating figures of ancient history offers a fresh perspective on the demise of the Hellenistic world and the rise of Rome.