The Punic Wars, 264-146 BC

Nigel Bagnall

Routledge, 2003 - 95 pages

The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years, from 264 BC to 146 BC. They represented a struggle for regional supremacy between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial conquest, and the great maritime power of Carthage with its colonies and trading posts spread around the Mediterranean. This book reveals how the dramas and tragedies of the Punic Wars exemplify many political and military lessons that are as relevant today as when Hannibal and Scipio Africanus fought to determine the course of history in the Mediterranean.

About the author

Sir Nigel Bagnall was born in India in 1927. He joined the British Army in 1945 and served in Palestine, Malaya, Borneo, the Canal Zone, Cyprus, Singapore, and Germany. He ended his distinguished military career as chief of the General Staff in London, and went on to become an honorary fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. He died in 2002.

Bibliographic information

• Pealkiri: The Punic Wars, 264-146 BC; Essential histories
• Autor: Nigel Bagnall
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Routledge, 2003
• ISBN: 0415968577, 9780415968577
• Length: 95 pages