Hannibal's Dynasty-Dexter Hoyos (epub)

Hannibal's Dynasty: Power and Politics in the Western Mediterranean, 247-183 BC


By Dexter Hoyos

Published by Routledge in 2003

English, 288 pages


Accessible and enlightening, Hannibal's Dynasty provides the full story of Carthage's achievement, going beyond the usual focus on Hannibal and military matters alone to look at a wide range of political and diplomatic issues too.

Dexter Hoyos shows how the aristocratic Barcid family won dominance in the free republic of Carthage, and how they exploited family connections to lead Carthage to greatness at home and abroad.

For students of Hannibal, his dynasty and his legacy - this is the book to read