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'You know how to win a battle, Hannibal;
you do not know how to use the victory!'
Livy's great history of Rome contains, in Books
21 to 30, the definitive ancient account of Hannibal's
invasion of Italy in 218 BC, and the war he fought with
the Romans over the following sixteen years. Livy
describes the bloody siege of the Spanish city of
Saguntum, Rome's ally, which sparked the war, and the
Carthaginian leader's famous march with elephants over
the Alps into Italy. Livy's gripping story-telling
vividly conveys the drama of the great battles, the
disastrous encounters at Trasimene and Cannae, and the
final confrontation between Hannibal and the youthful
Scipio Africanus. Individuals as well as events are
brought powerfully to life, as the long course of the
Second Punic War unfolds.
This new translation
captures the brilliance of Livy's style, and is
accompanied by a fascinating introduction and notes.
The complete Livy in English, available in five
volumes from Oxford World's Classics.
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