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the experience of battle in the Second Punic War

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the experience of battle in the Second Punic War

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Table of Contents

Machine generated contents note: List of maps and figures ix
Preface viii
Acknouwledgements xiii
Abbreviations xiv
Glossary xvi
1 Introduction: Rome and Carthage 1
2 The road to Cannae 8
Introduction: the origins of the Second Punic War 8
Initial strategies 10
The Carthaginian invasion of Italy 12
Sources 17
Manpower 25
Topography 32
Tactics 35
Conclusion: the consequences of Cannae 45
3 The Roman army 48
Introduction 48
Polybius on the Roman army 54
The organisation of the legions 64
Legionary equipment 70
Light infantry 73
Cavalry 76
The allies 79
Syracusan light troops 79
Conclusion 79
4 The Carthaginian army 81
Introduction 81
Africans 81
Spaniards 84
Gauls 101
Skirmishers 106
Conclusion 112
5 Command at Cannae 113
Introduction 113
The consuls and their staff 119
Hannibal and his staff 123
Preparations for battle 128
The theatre of leadership 134
The commanders' battle 145
6 Cannae: 'The Face of Battle' 156
Introduction 156
Prelude to battle: formations and deployment 156
The physical circumstances of battle 166
Infantry skirmishing 172
Cavalry against cavalry 178
Line infantry against line infantry 184
Encirclement 191
The will to fight 199
Aftermath 201
7 Conclusion 203
Notes 205
Bibliography 236
Index 245.

Edition Notes

Title from frontmatter (viewed Nov. 19, 2007).

Originally published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002. xviii, 253 p. ; 24 cm. 0415261473

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Palo Alto, Calif
Other Titles
Experience of battle in the Second Punic War

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Library of Congress
DG247.3, DG247.3 .D35 2002eb, DG247.3.D35 2002

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[electronic resource] :
Number of pages
280

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Open Library
OL25537109M
Internet Archive
cancerimaginglun01haya_403
ISBN 10
0203987500
ISBN 13
9780203987506
OCLC/WorldCat
181597897, 230743835
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1604/9780203987506

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