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Was Hannibal a Failure?

October 10, 2021 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

I think Hannibal would have considered himself a failure, but he would probably have also blamed others, especially the Carthaginian government for not giving him more material support. Should Hannibal have besieged Rome immediately after his decisive victory at Cannae? That has been the subject of debate for millennia. I can see his reasoning for […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Cannae, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal Barca, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Saguntum

Quora Question: What did Hannibal Think of the Romans

March 18, 2019 By Robin Levin 2 Comments

Hannibal was indoctrinated by his father, Hamilcar Barca, to hate the Romans. There is a story that, before taking Hannibal with him to Spain, Hamilcar took him to the Temple of Elissa at Carthage and made him swear an oath: “When I come to age, I shall pursue the Romans with fire and sword and […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Ancient Rome, Antiochus III, Carthage, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal, King Prusius of Bythinia, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Temple of Elissa

Quora Question: Who in Your Opinion Was the Greatest General in World History

March 2, 2019 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

There are many candidates for the greatest soldier/warrior in world history, but I would choose Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus, the Roman general who defeated the Carthaginian general Hannibal in the Second Punic War (218 B.C. to 202 B.C.) Scipio never lost a battle. At the start of his military career, at age 17 […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Baecula, Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Zama, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago Barca, Robin Levin, Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War

My New Novel, In the Wake of Hannibal, is Now Available on Amazon and Kindle

July 18, 2016 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

My new novel, in the Wake of Hannibal is now available on Amazon and Kindle. The Death of Carthage told the story of the Second Punic War, between Rome and Carthage, from the point of view of the Romans. In the Wake of Hannibal tells the same story from the point of view of the […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Carthage Tagged With: Fabius Maximus, Gisco, Hannibal Barca, Hasdrubal Barca, Hasdrubal Son of Gisco, Mago Barca, Massinissa, publius cornelius scipio africanus, Sosylus

New Review of The Death of Carthage by Marcus Metius, AKA Alex Johnston

July 18, 2014 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

http://www.unrv.com/book-review/the-death-of-carthage.php The Death of Carthage by Robin E. Levin Book Review by MarcusMettius Good historical fiction is a two-fer. You can get the facts by reading Polybius and Livy. But you need a Robin Levin to introduce you to Marcus Nemo Nemonides (Marcus Nobody, son of Nobody) – I just love that name! Yep – […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Book Review, Carthage Tagged With: Alex Johnston, Carthage, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Marcus Metius, Robin Levin, rome, Scipio Africanus, The Death of Carthage

Scipio Africanus, Rome’s Greatest General

December 6, 2013 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

Richard Gabriel is a military historian and his strength lies in his thorough understanding of military history, strategy, tactics and logistics. In Scipio Africanus Gabriel thoroughly analyses Scipio’s military campaigns in Spain and Africa and gets into details that will fascinate students of military history. For example he shows that, based on logistics it would […]

Filed Under: Ancient Rome, Book Review, Carthage Tagged With: Battle of Ilipa., Battle of Zama, Carthage, Fabius Maximus, Hannibal, Hasdrubal Barca, Richard Gabriel, rome, Scipio Africanus, Second Punic War

Maximus, Warts and All

December 5, 2012 By Robin Levin Leave a Comment

I have just published my new historical novella Maximus, Warts and All, on Kindle and Create Space. Maximus,Warts and All, is the story, told in the first person, of Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus Cunctator, the Roman general who confounded Hannibal’s ambitions during the Second Punic War between Rome and Carthage. For those who have read […]