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The Second Punic War between Carthage and Rome began in 218 BCE and ended in 202 with the dramatic defeat at the Battle of Zama of Carthage's commander Hannibal by his adversary, the Roman Scipio. The two men were born about a decade apart but died in the same year, 183, following brilliant but ultimately unhappy careers. In this absorbing joint biography, celebrated historian Simon Hornblower reveals how the trajectory of each general illuminates his counterpart. Their individual journeys help us comprehend the momentous historical period which they shared, and which in distinct but interconnected ways they helped to shape. Hornblower interweaves his central military and political narrative with lively treatments of high politics, religious motivations and manipulations, overseas commands, hellenisation, and his subjects' ancient and modern reception. This gripping portrait of a momentous rivalry will delight readers of biography and military history and scholars and students of antiquity alike.
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第二次布匿戰爭於公元前218年在迦太基與羅馬之間爆發，並於公元前202年以迦太基指揮官漢尼拔在薩馬戰役中被對手羅馬的斯基比奧戲劇性地擊敗而結束。這兩位將軍相差約十年出生，但在同一年，即公元前183年去世，結束了他們輝煌卻最終不幸的生涯。在這本引人入勝的聯合傳記中，著名歷史學家西蒙·霍恩布勞（Simon Hornblower）揭示了每位將軍的軌跡如何照亮對方。他們各自的旅程幫助我們理解他們共同經歷的重大歷史時期，以及他們以不同但相互聯繫的方式塑造了這一時期。霍恩布勞將其中心的軍事和政治敘述與高層政治、宗教動機與操控、海外指揮、希臘化以及他們主題的古代與現代接受情況等生動的內容交織在一起。這幅關於重大競爭的引人入勝的肖像將使傳記和軍事歷史的讀者，以及古代學者和學生都感到愉悅。
