Understanding Cannae: Hannibal’s Orders
It is morning on August 2nd, 216 BCE. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal has deployed on the plain of Cannae,
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‘punic wars’
Hannibal Barca: A Biographical Sketch
Hannibal (247-183 BCE) was the greatest general to emerge from the Carthaginian Barca family. He was the son of Hamilcar
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The Punic Wars: Kriegsschuldfrage and the Question of the Just War
The Germans have a wonderful expression for culpability in war: Kriegsschuldfrage. Who is to blame for the initiation of war
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The Road to Zama: The Heroization of Scipio and the Betrayal of Massinissa
The battle of Zama, supposedly waged in North Africa in 202 BCE, between the armies of Hannibal Barca and the
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Propaganda War In The Roman World: The Demonizing of Hannibal and the Carthaginians
Carthage, the Queen of the Mediterranean, was founded by Phoenicians in 814 BCE, on the coast of what is now
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Roman Imperialism and the Dogs of War: The Origins of the Ancient Conflict With Carthage
The wars between Carthage and Rome in antiquity resulted in death and destruction in a scale so vast that it
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Hannibal and the Punic Wars: Synopsis and Historical Background
Carthage was founded by Phoenicians in 814 BCE, on the coast of what is now Tunisia. It grew to become
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Hannibal: Challenging The Classical Record
History is written by the victors. Nowhere is this dictum truer than in the case of the three wars waged
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Yozan Mosig
Yozan Dirk Mosig is a Professor of Psychology with a deep interest in Ancient History (particularly the period of the
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