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Hannibal's odyssey : the environmental background to the alpine invasion of Italia / William Mahaney.

Hannibal's invasion of Italia in 218 BC is depicted from the standpoint of environmental evidence elicited from ancient texts, and analyzed against present-day Earth Science databases. The conclusion is that the Punic Army followed the southern route over the Alps; a proposal first made by Sir...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Mahaney, W. C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Piscataway, New Jersey : Gorgias Press, 2013.
Series:Gorgias studies in classical and late antiquity ; 11.
Subjects:
Hannibal, > 247 B.C.-182 B.C. > Military leadership.
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. > Campaigns > Alps.
Punic War, 2nd, 218-201 B.C. > Environmental aspects.
Hannibal, > 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
Command of troops.
Military campaigns.
Alps.
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • FOREWORD
  • PROLOGUE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE PUNIC INVASION
  • 3. ONSET OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR
  • 4. CAMPAIGN STRATEGY
  • 5. COL DU PERTHUS-THE FIRST TEST
  • 6. VOLCAE-FIRST ROADBLOCK
  • 7. THE "ISLAND"-NECESSARY ALLIANCE
  • 8. COL DE GRÎMONE: SECOND TEST
  • 9. TEST OF APPROACH ROUTES AND COL POSSIBILITIES
  • 10. COMBE DE QUEYRAS
  • 11. CHATEAU-QUEYRAS-UPPER GUIL RIVER
  • 12. COL DE LA TRAVERSETTE-ULTIMATE TEST
  • 13. UPPER PO RIVER
  • 14. GEOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
  • 15. MILITARY CONSIDERATIONS
  • 16. CONCLUSIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE SECOND PUNIC WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
  • REFERENCES CITED
  • INDEX.

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