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Scipio Africanus: Rome's Greatest General
The world often misunderstands its greatest men while neglecting others entirely. Scipio Africanus, surely the greatest general that Rome produced, suffered both these fates. Today scholars celebrate the importance of Hannibal, even though Scipio defeated the legendary general in the Second Punic War and was the central military figure of his time. In this scholarly and he...more
Hardcover, 303 pages
Published
June 30th 2008
by Potomac Books
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Certainly the best biography I've ever read of Scipio, this book attempts to bring up-to-date research to the story of a man most unfairly neglected by history in favor of his defeated opponent, Hannibal. Gabriel explains why Scipio truly deserves the title "Rome's greatest general," preferring him even to Caesar. A must-read for enthusiasts of Roman military history, and a good book for those simply interested in Ancient Rome at the time of the Punic Wars.
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