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To say the Punic Wars (264-146 BC) were a turning point in world history is an enormous understatement. This bloody and protracted turmoil pitted two flourishing Mediterranean forces against each other, going out of one an unrivalled giant and the other a literal pile of ash. To later observers, a collision between these civilizations seemed inevitable and yet to the Romans and Carthaginians at that time hostilities first erupted apparently out of nowhere, using what were likely to be inconsequential results. Understanding the West offers a carefully engrossing narrative of the century of struggle in the american Mediterranean, while dealing with a full range of themes or templates: the antagonists' armed forces, naval, economical, and demographic resources; the politics set ups of both republics; and the postwar impact of the conflicts on the participants and patients. The narrative also investigates questions of authority and the efforts and flaws of market leaders like Hannibal, Fabius the Delayer, Scipio Africanus, Masinissa, and Scipio Aemilianus. Dexter Hoyos, a respected expert of the time, treats the two great powers evenly, without neglecting quite roles played out by Syracuse, Macedon, and especially Numidia. Written with verve in a clear, accessible style, Understanding the West would be the most dependable and engaging narrative of the pivotal period in ancient history.
