Hannibal Of Carthage
Introduction by Powell Lindsay
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Introduction by Powell Lindsay; General editor Jackson, J.K.
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Hannibal, famous for invading Italy over the Alps with his elephants, was a great leader at the time of the early republic of Rome, in 200BCE. He was a general of Carthage, on the North African coast, a bitter rival to the authority of Rome, and was regarded as a match for the feats and exploits of Alexander the Great in the previous century.
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Hannibal, famous for invading Italy over the Alps with his elephants, was a great leader at the time of the early republic of Rome, in 200BCE. He was a general of Carthage, on the North African coast, a bitter rival to the authority of Rome, and was regarded as a match for the feats and exploits of Alexander the Great in the previous century.
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With a new introduction, comes the story of Hannibal, often regarded as a successor to the mantle of Alexander the Great, at a time when Carthage, in North Africa, and Rome were rivals for land and power across the Mediterranean sea. A masterful tactician, a resourceful planner and courageous general, Hannibal famously crossed the Alps with a vast army of 100,000 soldiers and their elephants to make his mark on history, winning a series of battles across the Roman territories, holding much of Italy for over 15 years without ever quite overthrowing the Roman Republic.
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Jackson is General Editor of The World''s Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including ''Myths of Babylon'', ''Indian Myth'', ''Egyptian Myth'', ''Norse Myth'' and ''Polynesian Island Myth''. He is editor of ''Myths and Legends'' and foreword writer for ''Celtic Myths and Tales''. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, ''Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos'' and William Blake''s use of mythology in his visionary literature.
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The life of Hannibal, one of the greatest military leaders in history who brought a hundred thousand soldiers and their elephants across the Alps to defeat the Romans.
