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HHooyyooss__pp0011..iinndddd 77 1122//1100//22001100 77::1122::1144 PPMM HHooyyooss__bbiinnddeexx..iinndddd 554455 1122//22//22001100 99::2233::5522 PPMM A COMPANION TO THE PUNIC WARS HHooyyooss__ffffiirrss..iinndddd ii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4400 PPMM BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classi- cal literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty- five and forty concise essays written by individual scholars within their area of specialization. The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars, stu- dents, and general readers. ANCIENT HISTORY Published A Companion to the Classical Tradition A Companion to the Roman Army Edited by Craig W. 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Skinner A Companion to Tacitus A Companion to Roman Religion Edited by Victoria Pagán Edited by Jörg Rüpke A Companion to the Archaeology A Companion to Greek Religion of the Ancient Near East Edited by Daniel Ogden Edited by Daniel Potts HHooyyooss__ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4400 PPMM A COMPANION TO THE PUNIC WARS Edited by Dexter Hoyos A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication HHooyyooss__ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4400 PPMM This edition first published 2011 © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the p ublisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to the Punic Wars / edited by Dexter Hoyos. p. cm. – (Blackwell companions to the ancient world) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-7600-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Punic wars. I. Hoyos, B. D. (B. Dexter), 1944– DG241.C66 2011 937′.04–dc22 2010033794 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 11/13.5pt Galliard by SPi Publisher Services, Pondicherry, India Printed in Singapore 01 2011 HHooyyooss__ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4400 PPMM Contents List of Tables viii List of Maps ix Notes on Contributors x List of Abbreviations xvi Introduction: The Punic Wars 1 Dexter Hoyos PART I Background and Sources 7 1 The Rise of Rome to 264 9 John Serrati 2 Early Relations between Rome and Carthage 28 Barbara Scardigli 3 The Rise of Carthage to 264 39 Walter Ameling 4 M anpower and Food Supply in the First and Second Punic Wars 58 Paul Erdkamp 5 Phalanx and Legion: the “Face” of Punic War Battle 77 Sam Koon 6 Polybius and the Punic Wars 95 Craige B. Champion 7 P rincipal Literary Sources for the Punic Wars (apart from Polybius) 111 Bernard Mineo HHooyyooss__ffttoocc..iinndddd vv 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4433 PPMM vi Contents PART II The First Punic War and Aftermath 129 8 The Outbreak of war 131 Dexter Hoyos 9 A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264–241 149 Boris Rankov 10 Roman Politics in the First Punic War 167 Bruno Bleckmann 11 Roman Politics and Expansion, 241–219 184 Luigi Loreto 12 Carthage in Africa and Spain, 241–218 204 Dexter Hoyos PART III The Second Punic War 223 13 The Reasons for the War 225 Hans Beck 14 Hannibal: Tactics, Strategy, and Geostrategy 242 Michael P. Fronda 15 Hannibal and Propaganda 260 Richard Miles 16 Roman Strategy and Aims in the Second Punic War 280 Klaus Zimmermann 17 The War in Italy, 218–203 299 Louis Rawlings 18 War Abroad: Spain, Sicily, Macedon, Africa 320 Peter Edwell 19 Rome, Latins, and Italians in the Second Punic War 339 Kathryn Lomas 20 Punic Politics, Economy, and Alliances, 218–201 357 Pedro Barceló 21 Roman Economy, Finance, and Politics in the Second Punic War 376 Toni Ñaco del Hoyo HHooyyooss__ffttoocc..iinndddd vvii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4433 PPMM Contents vii PART IV The Last Half-Century of Carthage 393 22 Carthage and Numidia, 201–149 395 Claudia Kunze 23 Italy: Economy and Demography after Hannibal’s War 412 Nathan Rosenstein 24 The “Third Punic War”: The Siege of Carthage (148–146 BC) 430 Yann Le Bohec PART V Conclusions 447 25 Death and Transfiguration: Punic Culture after 146 449 M’hamed-Hassine Fantar 26 Spain, Africa, and Rome after Carthage 467 John Richardson 27 Carthage and Hannibal in Roman and Greek Memory 483 Giovanni Brizzi References 499 Index 531 HHooyyooss__ffttoocc..iinndddd vviiii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4444 PPMM Tables 4.1 Census figures for Rome in the third century BC 63 17.1 Major engagements involving Hannibal’s army 284 23.1 Military mortality 200–168 BC as reported by the ancient sources 423 23.2 Census Returns, 204–124 427 HHooyyooss__ffllaasstt..iinndddd vviiiiii 1122//22//22001100 99::2244::4411 PPMM
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