Gerald of Wales, the son of a Norman Baron and the grandson of a Welsh Princess, is one of the most gifted and entertaining of medieval writers. His autobiography, translated from the Latin, presents the story of an Archdeacon who, despite his passionate efforts, never became a Bishop; it is the self-revelation of a man as able and courageous as he was vain and eccentric, and as devout and serious as he was flamboyant and humorous, a vivid picture of twelfth-century kings and prelates, of politics and travel, full of strange adventures at home and abroad, told with frankness and power, and...
Gerald of Wales, the son of a Norman Baron and the grandson of a Welsh Princess, is one of the most gifted and entertaining of medieval writers. His a...
Book XXX of Livy's great history of Rome describes the last few years (203-201 BC), of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, including Hannibal's final defeat by Scipio at Zama, the conclusion of peace and Scipio's triumphal return to Rome.This useful edition of the Latin text, reissued after being unavailable for some time, includes an introduction giving background on Livy and his work, Rome and Carthage, the Punic Wars, the African campaign, the Roman army and Scipio's tactics. There are copious notes on the text, an appendix on chronology, an index...
Book XXX of Livy's great history of Rome describes the last few years (203-201 BC), of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, inclu...
