Scipio Africanus
the first imperator
- ISBN: 9781836390992
- Editorial: Reaktion Books Ltd.
- Fecha de la edición: 2025
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 256
- Idiomas: Inglés
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC) commanded his first army at the age of 25, led a daring invasion in Africa to personally defeat Hannibal and secured Rome's dominance over the Mediterranean. In ten years of command he never lost a battle, employing bold strategies to triumph over six enemy generals. Charismatic, ruthless and self-confident almost to the point of arrogance, Scipio was the first Roman leader hailed as Imperator, 'victorious commander', a title later adopted by emperors. He drove Carthage's forces from Spain and annexed its territories, and later imposed terms on Antiochus III, extending Rome's reach eastward; yet political jealousy at home led to his bitter exile. This biography explores the fortunes, fame and fate of a leader who outshone Caesar in military genius.
1. The Cornelii and Rome
2. Boyhood, Youth and War
3. The Capture of New Carthage
4. Baecula and Ilipa
5. The Fall of Carthaginian Spain
6. Consul and Proconsul
7. Scipio in Africa: Utica and the Great Plains
8. Zama and Peace
9. Scipio in Peacetime
10. Scipio's Last War
11. Scipio under Siege
12. Evaluating Scipio
