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Hannibal: Pride of Carthage

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I have not read any of Mr. Durham's previous books, but thank God for new authors, or at least new authors to me.

A new author and my favourite subject matter (ancient history), both in the factual format and also in this particular case, a good novel. I must have died and gone to heaven. This really is an excellent written by someone who obviously has a `feel' for the period in which the book takes place. He is able to capture the feel of being in the middle of a battle.

Hannibal is one of those names from the pages of history that is instantly recognisable. Isn't that the fellow who had something to do with elephants? Well yes, he certainly did. Hannibal and his men traversed the Alps on the backs of elephants. In this book that feat and many others are depicted in a brilliantly woven story of warfare, love and hatred and bubbling through it all the intense hatred that Hannibal and his people had for the Republic of Rome.

This was before the time of some of Rome's greatest leaders, Caesar, Augustus or Constantine. It was at a time before the might of the legions had crushed all who stood in their way. Would Rome be able to survive against such a formidable and determined foe . . .