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    War in Spain

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    As Hannibal wreaked havoc all over Italy, the theatre in Spain, during the Second Punic War, went much better for the Romans. Two of three chapters are currently available... War in Spain 218 - 214 BC and War in Spain 214 - 211 BC.
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    End of the War in Italy

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    Closing out the Second Punic War as it pertains to Hannibal's campaign in Italy, we've added a chapter highlighting the End of the War in Italy. Despite Hannibal's continued success on the battlefield, a lack of reinforcements, and the emergence of Scipio Africanus in Spain, led to the withdrawal of the Carthaginians back to Africa.
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    After the Battle of Cannae

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    Hannibal's great victory at Cannae was followed by continuing success in the south of Italy. After the Battle of Cannae the Roman ally in Syracuse, Sicily switched sides to Carthage, and soon after war broke out with Philip of Macedonia. While things in Italy looked bleak for Rome, a new general, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, began to turn the tide. Through 211 BC, Hannibal secured a port at Tarentum, but desperately needed reinforcements were never to arrive, having been sent to Sicily instead. Despite his continuing battlefield success, the war of attrition was slowly starting to go Rome's way.
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    Battle of Cannae

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    As Hannibal marched through Italy, the Roman Senate elected Gaius Terentius Varro and Lucius Aemilius Paullus as Consuls to take on the threat head on. At the Battle of Cannae, the smaller Carthaginian force devasted the Romans, sealing Hannibal's fate as one of history's great battlefield commanders.
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    War in Italy

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    The Second Punic War, continued with more Carthaginian success. After the battles of Ticinus and Trebbia, Hannibal crushed another Roman force at Lake Trasimenus. As the War in Italy continued, conditions for Rome were worsening. The Dictator, Fabius Maximus, offered momentary respite with delaying tactics, but the worst was yet to come for the Romans.
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    Invasion of Italy

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    In the Second Punic War, following Hannibal's march across the Alps, his subsequent Invasion of Italy was met by Publius Cornelius Scipio the Elder. At the battles of Ticinus and the Trebbia River, Hannibal crushed the Roman defenders and the door to Italy, and Rome, was wide open.
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    The Second Punic War

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    Perhaps the most important series of events in the history of Rome, the Second Punic War marked the maturation of Rome into both a survivor and a world power. Under the command of the Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginians gave the Romans all they could handle. The Outbreak of the Second Punic War illustrates the very beginning of Hannibal's risky and brilliant march to the Alps.
     
    Due to the scope and importance of the events, the Second Punic War will be broken down into several pages rather than a single overview chapter.
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    Roman Gods

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    The Roman Pantheon consisted of a great number of deities. The following lists give a large sampling of some of these. There were 12 Major Roman Gods imported from Greece, known as the Dii Consentes. There were a great number of Minor Gods associated with anything from agriculture to the city sewers. Some evolved within the belief system of the Latin people, but many were borrowed from other cultures. Adopted Gods highlights some of these.
     
    Additionally, with the develop of the Imperial system, many emperors and there families were deified, both in lifetime and after death. The Gods of the Imperial Cult provides a small sample of some of the more prominent names.
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    The historical fiction genre welcomes a new author into the field. The first book in Rafael Scott's trilogy "Lion's Brood: The Story of Hannibal " promises exciting new material in a genre that is too often ignored. The story of Hannibal Barca and the Second Punic War is fast paced action from start to finish. The story begins with Hannibal's father, Hamilcar, and his obsession with Rome, which filters through to his oldest son. The circumstances of Hamilcar's defeat at the end of the First Punic War are well conveyed, and the story flows easily from humiliation from defeat to the quest for vengeance. With the death of Hamilcar, Hannibal comes to prominence in the Carthaginian world and the stage is set for the invasion of Italy and the Second Punic War.
    In continuing our efforts to expand our book section, we've added a Featured Reviews section where books receiving full in-depth reviews will be displayed. The first book The Lion's Brood: The Story of Hannibal, by Rafael Scott, is the first of what we hope to be many titles in this section.
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