{"product_id":"cannae-hannibals-greatest-victory-paperback","title":"Cannae: Hannibal's Greatest Victory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdrian Goldsworthy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an award-winning historian of ancient Rome, the definitive history of Rome's most devastating defeat. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Goldsworthy is the preeminent military historian of Rome.\" --\u003ci\u003eHistory Today \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCannae\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated historian Adrian Goldsworthy offers a concise and enthralling account of one of history's bloodiest, and most famous, battles. On August 2, 216 BC, across a narrow plain near the Souther Italian town of Cannae, a massive Roman army met the heterogeneous forces of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who had spectacularly crossed the Alps into Italy two years earlier. Despite outnumbering their opponents almost two to one, the Romans were crushed. The scale of the losses at Cannae--50,000 Roman men killed--was unrivaled until the industrialized slaughter of the First World War. Although the Romans eventually recovered and Carthage lost the war, the Battle of Cannae became Romans' point of reference for all later military catastrophes. Ever since, military commanders confronting a superior force have attempted, and usually failed, to reproduce Hannibal's tactics and their overwhelming success. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A gripping read for historians, strategists, and anyone curious about warfare in antiquity and Rome's rise to power, \u003ci\u003eCannae \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive history of Rome's most devastating defeat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Goldsworthy\u003c\/b\u003e received his DPhil in ancient history from Oxford and has taught at Cardiff University, King's College, and the University of Notre Dame in London. He has appeared in documentaries for the BBC, National Geographic, and Discovery. The author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eCaesar; Philip and Alexander; Rome and Persia; Augustus; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAthens and Sparta, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in South Wales, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463480041779,"sku":"9781541699250","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/7R4wkzkNR79781541699250.webp?v=1781603087","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/cannae-hannibals-greatest-victory-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}