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The War with Hannibal: The History of Rome from Its Foundation, Books XXI-XXX (Penguin Classics) (Bks. 21-30) Paperback – July 30, 1965

by Titus Livius Livy (Author), Aubrey De Selincourt (Author)
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In The War with Hannibal, Livy chronicles the events of the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage, until the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal, complete with elephants, crossing the Alps; the panic as they approached the gates of Rome; and the decimation of the Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Yet it is also the clash of personalities that fascinates Livy, from great debates in the Senate to the historic meeting between Scipio and Hannibal before the decisive battle. Livy never hesitates to introduce both intense drama and moral lessons into his work, and here he brings a turbulent episode in history powerfully to life.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Titus Livius (59 BC-AD 17) began working on his History of Rome at the age of 30 and continued for over 40 years until his death. The history ran to 142 books, of which 35 survive.

Betty Radice (1912-1985) read classics at Oxford, then married and, in the intervals of bringing up a family, tutored in classics, philosophy and English. She became joint editor of the Penguin Classics in 1964. As well as editing the translation of Livy’s The War with Hannibal she translated Livy’s Rome and Italy, Pliny’s Letters, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise and Erasmus’s Praise of Folly, and also wrote the introduction to Horace’s Complete Odes and Epodes, all for the Penguin Classics. She also edited Edward Gibbon’s Memoirs of My Life for the Penguin English Library, and edited and annotated her translation of the younger Pliny’s works for the Loeb Library of Classics and translated from Renaissance Latin, Greek and Italian for the Officina Bodoni of Verona. She collaborated as a translator in the Collected Works of Erasmus, and was the author of the Penguin Reference Book Who’s Who in the Ancient World. Radice was an honorary fellow of St Hilda’s College, Oxford, and a vice-president of the Classical Association.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (July 30, 1965)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 712 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014044145X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140441451
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.09 x 1.23 x 7.76 inches
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krebsman
5.0 out of 5 stars Rome's Darkest Hour
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020
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THE WAR WITH HANNIBAL is the title Penguin has given the third book of its four-volume edition of the extant parts of Livy’s HISTORY OF ROME. In this volume, Livy and translator Aubrey de Selincourt have created a thrilling and suspenseful account of the second Punic War. Looming over the account is the powerful figure of Hannibal, who dared to cross the Alps with elephants to conquer Rome. Hannibal was a brilliant strategist who had an instinct for instantly analyzing the landscape and understanding how to exploit it to his advantage it a battle situation. Using these methods, he delivered a series of devastating blows to Rome, most notoriously at Cannae and Trasimeno. Could Rome withstand a siege from so powerful an adversary? Livy lets the suspense build, really making it seem alive and immediate. Hannibal eventually had Rome on her knees, but for some reason, he withdrew before Rome was completely defeated. Why he withdrew is one of history’s great mysteries. Livy, patriotic Roman that he was, was impressed by Rome’s performance and speculates on whether Rome could have defeated Alexander, had he decided to attack Rome. It’s all food for thought. This is great history writing from a great historian who was also a talented writer. Five stars.
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Aran Joseph Canes
5.0 out of 5 stars Livy at his Finest
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2020
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Livy’s histories tend to focus on generals, battles and bloodshed. This approach leads to some monotony and lack of insight when recounting the origins of Rome. (Volumes I and II in the Penguin edition)

However, in telling the tale of the Second Punic War, Livy’s method hits the mark. Detail upon detail is showered upon the conflict. The reader is treated to everything from a description of Hannibal crossing the Alps to the final desperate battle before the city of Carthage.

In some ways, the Second Punic War was the great patriotic war of the Roman people. The battles were primarily fought on Italian soil. At times, it looked like the city of Rome itself would fall. Similar to how the United States emerged as a different county after the Civil War, the Roman republic was forever changed by the sight of Hannibal’s elephants charging towards the city. It is no wonder every Roman schoolboy had to study this text.

In short, if one had to choose one volume of the Penguin editions of Livy to read, I would choose the War with Hannibal. Even though it covers a mere twenty years, it is his most insightful history and the one of most importance to the history of Rome. Long though it may be, it is worth the effort.

Thus, highly recommended to all those interested in understanding antiquity.
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Diana Wilder
5.0 out of 5 stars Good translation of a history book from 2000 years ago
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2014
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This is a good translation of a history book that through being a history book written a millennium or two ago is now considered stodgy. It is not. My purchase dealt with the war with Carthage, which is a fascinating period of history. Livy chronicles the war rather well in a year-by-year fashion. The end of each chapter has a section recounting 'fabulous' things that have happened, rather like the scandal sheets you see by the grocery store checkout lines. My advice to anyone considering buying this is to keep in mind what all good students of classical literature and history are told from the start: if you hit a difficult part, skip it. You can always go back. Since you are not likely reading this particular book for a grade, it's the best way to be. Now excuse me: I need to get back to Tiberius Gracchus and his army of misfits that marched into legend for a while...
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Hubert Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars A fine and relevant history
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014
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Of course this is not the definitive history of the war, but it reads easily and well (a fine translation), and puts some interesting slants on that 15 year struggle. For example, that the elephants were almost as dangerous to the Carthaginians as to the Romans, that their chief tactical advantage lay in frightening the horses of the Roman cavalry, that in many of the contested towns the elites were pro-Rome, the people pro-Carthage (shades of American interventions in Asia and the Near East!), that Hannibal's real trump was his Numidian cavalry, which he deployed brilliantly time after time, and so on. In short, this was a thoroughly enjoyable read and, for me, had many, many resonances with modern conflicts.
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Servus Clemetis
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book: Kindle edition needs work
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2012
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I wont add anything to the comments about the work itself.
It is good to see more classics in the Kindle format, but Penguin needs to put in more effort when releasing these old works in the new format. Most of the issues relate to utlising the format to its maximum potential.

i. Although there is an interactive table of contents, it isn't listed when the reader selects the 'Go To' option, forcing the reader to select either 'Cover' and scroll forward or the 'Beginning' option and scroll back.
ii. The notes should have interactive links in them where the note is referencing another part of the book, especially where the reference is a page number. This chronological index has interactive links which is fantastic.
iii. There are many formatting errors which I do not recall in the print original. These include incorrect spacing between full stops and the next sentence, new sections that begin in the middle of paragraphs, minor spelling errors (correctly spelled but incorrectly chosen words) to name a few.
iv. Worst of all, the maps are not present, so the interactive links lead to the section following where they should be. The maps are essential for most readers to understand the action being narrated in the book.
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Kyle
5.0 out of 5 stars Quick order
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
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MilosP
5.0 out of 5 stars hannibals war
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2012
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The book is amazing. It describes amazing battles and sieges during second punic war. Massive armies of Romans and Carthaginians. Second punic war was the greatest war in ancient times. Both powers were at its peak and could mobilised more then 500 000 solders. There are great commanders on both sides such as Fabius, Marcelus, Sempronius and Scipio on Roman and Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Hanno on Carthaginian side.There are many details in book and every year is described on about 50 pages. It has maps and notes and takes time to read.The book is realy exciting.
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Dhruv
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in India on March 22, 2024
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One of the most enthralling books I've ever read.
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A. Perry
5.0 out of 5 stars 2,000 Years Later and Still Outstanding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2020
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Anyone interested in history ought to read this. It is about the Romans and a devastating war that set them on the path to empire. Livy starts with the origins of Hannibal and how the fighting originated in Spain but quickly spread to Italy. The series of devastating defeats suffered by the Romans and their Allies, and how they hung on whilst maintaining the struggle in Spain and elsewhere. How Rome made good the losses in men and managed to find the money required to keep going until their fortunes improved until they finally prevailed.

This was purchased as a replacement copy, and my comments about the author are as much a testimony to the translator/translation. It is written with pace and drama reflecting the subject, making it an easy read. There are occasional problems with chronology and unsurprisingly, a distinct pro-Roman bias. For Livy, these were recent history; the great events are treated appropriately and remain easy to appreciate.
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Bernice Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2020
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This was my first read of this part of Livy’s ‘History of Rome’, although it can be hard going at points it’s still a wonderful read if you are a fan of Roman history and want to read the primary sources.
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Kalyan Ray
5.0 out of 5 stars Better than any fiction.
Reviewed in India on March 12, 2019
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For all lovers of Roman history.
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anon
5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite book of all time
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2018
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My favourite book of all time. Even as a translation it is a wonderful story, really interesting. A must for anyone who loves the classics.
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