The name Hannibal struck fear into the hearts of a great many Romans for generations, both during his distinguished military career and after his death. His military genius and his ability to bring together diverse groups of people under a common banner and a common will have spawned legions of imitators and thousands of pages of analysis. He was born into military conflict and died as a result of one, a sad misfit in a land far, far away from his beloved home. This is a book about his history and secrets.
