The War with Hannibal Book

"the Senate forsaw that if one war had ended, another was just beginning."

Now it's the Greeks' turn.



I think the most impressive thing out of this whole ordeal is the system of alliances Rome had implemented. During all those years of war most italian cities stayed loyal to Rome and actively sent troops and aid (which was part of the deal) and if I'm not mistaken, they had to match the same amount of troops the romans raised. So in every roman defeat, there were dead italian allies, same with each victory.

Another impressive thing would be the amount of half decent officers Rome was able to produce but I guess it's less impressive if you keep in mind how much time they had spent at war against other italians and now foreigners. Rome by that time had become a well (olive) oiled war machine.


As with most Penguin editions, I had issues with the translation ('willy nilly'...), it's too modern and loose for my tastes.