Scipio

by Ross Leckie

Carthage Trilogy (Book 2)

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Yes, we have achieved much. Have we destroyed even more? In the name of Rome, Scipio Africanus systematically destroyed the hard-won empires of Hannibal and Alexander the Great. With breathtaking battle scenes and a tale of violent passions,Scipiois a stunning sequel toHannibal, Ross Leckie's acclaimed bestselling historical novel. This inspired narrative reveals the aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete behind the Roman triumph to bring us a novel of love and betrayal, about a show more genius who discovers he is only a man. show less

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Stunning, stylish and extremely well written. Leckie paints a vivid picture of the man behind Scipio (Africanus) and his story of how he saved Rome from Hannibal. The first book in the trilogy, Hannibal, is equally well written and weaves the tale of Hannibal's rise to power and his hatred of Rome.
Nacido en el seno de una familia de gran alcurnia y educado desde pequeño para cumplir un papel relevante en la vida romana, Escipión fue el arquetipo del gran aristócrata, amante tanto de las bellas artes como de las artes de la guerra. Su triunfo sobre Aníbal en la batalla de Zama, unido a otras importantes victorias sobre Antíoco y Filipo V, sentó las bases para la construcción del fabuloso Imperio Romano. No obstante, en la cúspide de la gloria, Escipión sucumbió a las intrigas urdidas por sus rivales políticos para despojarlo del poder.

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Scipio
Original title
Scipio
People/Characters
Scipio Africanus
Important places
Ancient Rome
Important events
Punic Wars; Punic Wars (264 BCE | 146 BCE); Second Punic War (218 BC | 201 BC); Second Punic War (218 BCE | 201 BCE); Battle of Zama (202 BCE-10-19)

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Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
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PR6062 .E337 .S35Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1961-2000
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