An archaeologist, lecturer, and travel guide, Eve MacDonald is currently lecturer in ancient history at Cardiff University. She lives in London.
“Eve MacDonald has written one of the best biographies of Hannibal,
at once readable and scholarly.”—Andrew Erskine, author of Roman
Imperialism
'Who was Hannibal? What motivated his epic struggle against Rome?
And how has history remembered him? Eve MacDonald’s book does not
just tell the story of Hannibal; it offers an acute analysis of the
evidence documenting his fascinating life and times.'
- Kathryn Tempest, author of Cicero: Politics and Persuasion
in Ancient Rome
'Eve MacDonald has produced a real page-turner in this lucid
account of Hannibal, the Carthaginian general whose invasion of
Italy brought republican Rome almost to her knees. She has
succeeded brilliantly in unpicking the military and naval drama of
the First and Second Punic Wars, giving the reader an acute sense
not just of what Hellenistic warfare was like with all its
brutality but also of what was at stake for both Carthage and Rome
as they wrestled for hegemony in the western Mediterranean. Her
command of the ancient evidence is authoritative and she gives
proper weight to the problems, but she always keeps a tight grip on
the narrative thread. A truly illuminating read.' - Antony
Spawforth, co-author ofThe Oxford Classical Dictionary
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