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PublishedReaktion Books, December 2025 |
ISBN9781836390992 |
FormatHardcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.6cm |
Scipio Africanus (235-183 BC) commanded his first army at the age of 25, led a daring invasion in Africa to personally defeat Hannibal and secured Rome's dominance over the Mediterranean. In ten years of command he never lost a battle, employing bold strategies to triumph over six enemy generals.
Charismatic, ruthless and self-confident almost to the point of arrogance, Scipio was the first Roman leader hailed as Imperator, 'victorious commander', a title later adopted by emperors. He drove Carthage's forces from Spain and annexed its territories, and later imposed terms on Antiochus III, extending Rome's reach eastward; yet political jealousy at home led to his bitter exile. This biography explores the fortunes, fame and fate of a leader who outshone Caesar in military genius.
