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SECOND PUNIC WAR IN IBERIA 220-206 BC

From Hannibal at the Tagus to the Battle of Ilipa

Autore: Mir Bahmanyar

Codice: 228LG015400

€ 21,00

The first dedicated, illustrated study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome.

Iberia was one of three crucial theatres of the Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome. Hannibal of Carthage's siege of Saguntum in 219 BC triggered a conflict that led to immense human and material losses on both sides, pitting his brother Hasdrubal against the Republican Roman armies seeking to gain control of the peninsula. Then, in 208 BC, the famous Roman general Scipio Africanus defeated Hasdrubal at Baecula, forcing Hasdrubal's army out of Iberia and on to its eventual annihilation at the Metaurus.

In this work, military historian Mir Bahmanyar brings to life the key personalities and events of this important theatre of the war, and explains why the Roman victory at Baecula led to a strategic shift and Carthage's eventual defeat. It covers Scipio Africanus' brilliant victory at Ilipa in 206 BC, where he crushed the army of Mago Barca and Hasdrubal Gisco. Illustrated with maps, tactical diagrams, battlescene artworks and photographs, this work provides a gripping narrative of the large-scale battles fought in Iberia.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Origins of the Iberian Campaign,: 247–221 BC

CHRONOLOGY

OPPOSING COMMANDERS

Carthaginian

Roman

OPPOSING FORCES

Carthaginian

Roman

OPPOSING PLANS

THE CAMPAIGN

221–220 BC: The Tagus

Saguntum, 219 BC

Hannibal departs Spain, 218 BC

The Battle of Cissa, 218 BC

The Naval Engagement at the Ebro, 217 BC

The Battle of Dertosa, 215 BC

A New Strategy

The Upper Baetis, 211 BC

The Younger Scipio at New Carthage, 209 BC

The Battle of Baecula, 208 BC

The Battle of Ilipa, 206 BC

AFTERMATH

Rome secures Iberia

Aftermath

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Riccamente illustrato

Pagine

96

Misure

18,5 x 25

ISBN
9781472859754