Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

by John Prevas
Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

by John Prevas

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Overview

According to the ancient sources, Hannibal was nine years old when his father led him to the temple at Carthage and dipped the young boy's hands in the blood of the sacrificial victim. Before those gods, Hannibal swore an oath of eternal hatred toward Rome.

Few images in history have managed to capture and hold the popular imagination quite like that of Hannibal, the fearless North African, perched on a monstrous elephant, leading his mercenaries over the Alps, and then, against all odds, descending the ice-covered peaks to challenge Rome in her own backyard for mastery of the ancient world. It was a bold move, and it established Hannibal as one of history's greatest commanders. But this same brilliant tactician is also one of history's most tragic figures; fate condemned him to win his battles but not his war against Rome.

An internationally recognized expert on Hannibal for nearly thirty years, historian John Prevas has visited every Hannibal-related site and mountain pass, from Tunisia to Italy, Spain to Turkey, seeking evidence to dispel the myths surrounding Hannibal's character and his wars.

Hannibal's Oath is an easily readable yet comprehensive biography of this iconic military leader—an epic account of a monumental and tragic life.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780306824241
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 09/26/2017
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

John Prevas is a New York Times bestselling author whose first book, Hannibal Crosses the Alps, ignited the debate among academics over which pass Hannibal used — a debate which continues today. He has been featured in a documentary about Hannibal filmed in the Alps by the BBC and has spoken on Hannibal as a leadership figure to United Nations ambassadors, the Smithsonian Institute, the Hoover Institute at Stanford University, the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, and at Forbes CEO conferences. Prevas has appeared on the History Channel, CNN, CNN International, NPR, C-Span's Book TV, and Fox Television.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Chronology xiii

Dramatis Personae xix

Maps xxiv

Prologue The Ultimate Sacrifice to Fulfill an Oath 1

Chapter I The Road to Power 7

Chapter II On the March 35

Chapter III Over the Icy Peaks 61

Chapter IV Crushing the Romans 85

Chapter V The Ebbing Tide 129

Chapter VI Unending War 163

Chapter VII Return to Africa 179

Chapter VIII Exile 211

Afterword 237

Acknowledgments 243

Notes 245

Bibliography 255

Index 271

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