The Enemies of Rome: From Hannibal to Attila the Hun

303 Pages·2009·25.65 MB·English

by  Philip Matyszak

About the Author
Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman History from St John’s College,
Oxford, and is the author of several books on the classical world, including The
Sons of Caesar, Chronicle of the Roman Republic, Ancient Rome on Five
Denarii a Day and Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day, all published by
Thames & Hudson. He teaches an e-learning course on Ancient Rome for the
Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge University.
Other titles by Philip Matyszak published by
Thames & Hudson include:
Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day
Chronicle of the Roman Republic: The Rulers of Ancient Rome from Romulus to
Augustus Gladiator: The Roman Fighter’s (Unofficial) Manual The Greek and
Roman Myths: A Guide to the Classical Stories Lives of the Romans
Legionary: The Roman Soldier’s (Unofficial) Manual Philip Matyszak’s
Classical Compendium The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome’s First Dynasty
Other titles of interest published by
Thames & Hudson include:
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers of
Imperial Rome The Complete Roman Army
Roman Britain: A New History
The Romans Who Shaped Britain
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To the Ancient Briton Reg Barrance,
and his daughters Diana and Barbara
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
PRELUDE
From the Ebro to the Nile
1 HANNIBAL2 PHILIP V
3 VIRIATHUS4 JUGURTHA
Plots, Treason and Civil War
5 MITHRIDATESPLATES SECTION I
6 SPARTACUS7 VERCINGETORIX
8 ORODES II9 CLEOPATRA
Pax Romana
10 ARMINIUS11 BOUDICCA
12 JOSEPHUSPLATES SECTION II
13 DECEBALUS
The End of Empire
14 SHAPUR I15 ZENOBIA
16 ALARIC17 ATTILA
EPILOGUE
FURTHER READING
SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS
SOURCES OF QUOTATIONS
INDEX
COPYRIGHT