Hannibal's Oath: The Life and Wars of Rome's Greatest Enemy

by John Prevas

Book Overview

According to the ancient sources, Hannibal was nine years old when his father led him to the temple at Carthage and dipped the young boy's hands in the blood of the sacrificial victim. Before those gods, Hannibal swore an oath of eternal hatred toward Rome.

Few images in history have managed to capture and hold the popular imagination quite like that of Hannibal, the fearless North African, perched on a monstrous elephant, leading his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306824248
• ISBN13: 9780306824241
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"