Durham is a sweeping historical fiction novel about the life and times of hannibal barca, a carthaginian general, and his quest to bring rome to its knees. After hannibal assumes command of the carthaginian army in spain and conquers the roman city of saguntum, carthage refuses to accept romes demand that it abandon the city, precipitating the second punic war. Pride of carthage a novel of hannibal by david anthony durham. Hannibal was born in 183 bce and lived during a time of great political and military strife. February 15, 2005 in pride of carthage, david anthony durham delivers a historical novel about the great north african general, hannibal. Hannibal project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. February 15, 2005 in pride of carthage, david anthony durham delivers a historical novel about. One camp says that hannibal was black, an african, and should therefore be considered an african hero. Durham cites a bibliography, crafts rich and compelling characters on both sides of the war, and animates historical figures who have been dead for 2,200 years. Pride of carthage in ancient rome, parents used to silence misbehaving children with the utterance hannibal ad portas hannibal is at the door.
Pride of carthage cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. May 10, 2019 the army was a mixed company made up partly of the veterans stationed at new carthage, with some iberians from the southern tribes, completed by new libyan recruits and a unit of moorish mercenaries, and augmented page 68 after his fathers death, he would make her the queen of his empire and then he would. Hannibal has to be one of the great military leaders of all time and this is an very good retelling of his campaign in iberia and italy. Reviewer alan cheuse calls it a masterly rendering of antique mediterranean. Jan 01, 2005 i found pride of carthage to be a thoroughly enjoyable read. Although the wars fought between rome and carthage, known as punic wars, resulted in the defeat of carthage, the world still remembers hannibal as one of the. Feb 06, 2005 pride of carthage a novel of hannibal. It was first published by doubleday, in the united states, 2005. With a vast cast of characters and nationalities, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, david anthony durham perfectly captures the legendary hannibal s world in pride of carthage. Hannibal was a military genius and even though he lost the war against rome, his battle strategies are still studied today.
With a vast cast of characters and nationalities, twists of fate, and tales of inspired leadership, david anthony durham perfectly captures the legendary hannibals world in pride of carthage. He is widely considered one of the greatest military commanders in world history. Jan 09, 2006 there are two decidedly staunch camps that ive become very familiar with as i worked on and then publicized pride of carthage. David anthony durham this epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leaders assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30.
Hannibal continued to fight for the people of carthage, in spite of the poor treatment he received, throughout the second punic war and yet never received the gratitude he was owed. This is supposed to be called pride of carthage isnt it. Hannibal colors the popular imagination because of his treacherous trek with elephants across the alps to face the roman army. The tale begins in spain with hannibal plotting his war on rome and ends with his arrival in carthage after his defeat at the hands of publius scipio. Shrewd and engaging, durham brings humanity and great depth to one of the best historical novels of the decade. Jun 02, 20 his historical fiction novel pride of carthage 2005 is what drew me into hannibals world and over all, this is a very good book. Pride of carthage captures the legendary hannibal and his unparalleled military campaign in a novel charged with pulsequickening action and boldly imagined detail. I was at times a bit of an uphill battle for me as the story slowed and progress seemed as labored as hannibals ascent of the alps.
Mar 29, 2018 hannibal also known as hannibal barca, l. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The style of language used brings a classical feel to the tale, and the battle scenes are well presented and show the brilliance of the man. Hannibal barca was a carthaginian general who was considered to be one of the great military leaders in history. The book was translated into italian, polish, portuguese, romanian, russian, spanish, and swedish. Hannibal retained his reputation as a formidable opponent and great military leader even after carthage lost the punic wars. Its tempting to sniff out contemporary analogies in any recent work of historical fiction touching on. In 100 bce, romans visit carthage, where the descendants of hannibal are hereditary rulers using the title shofet. His father, hamilcar barca, was a leading carthaginian. Pride of carthage by david anthony durham overdrive. The army was a mixed company made up partly of the veterans stationed at new carthage, with some iberians from the southern tribes, completed by new libyan recruits and a unit of moorish mercenaries, and augmented page 68 after his fathers death, he would make her the queen of his empire and then he would. Pride of carthage king county library system overdrive. Nov 17, 2018 the second punic wars was one of the most dramatic wars in ancient history, featuring great generals such as scipio africanus as well as the great hannibal barca.
Pride of carthage has a large cast of characters and while at first i thought the book was going to be a lot of military maneuvers there were plentydurham also took the time to develop interesting characters other than hannibal. The second punic wars was one of the most dramatic wars in ancient history, featuring great generals such as scipio africanus as well as. The book did however have very well worded descriptions of the various battles taking place. In pride of carthage, history is brought to life with a realistic blend of fact and fiction depicting hannibals march on rome.
Mar 23, 2018 hannibal was a son of hamilcar barca d. Pride of carthage is a 2005 novel about the second punic war by american author david anthony durham. Hannibal pride of carthage durham david anthony 0553814915. By the time the carthaginian troops had finished the mountain crossing, he had about 50,000 troops and 6000. I could spend hours just writing about his brilliance and my adoration of this man, but author david anthony durham has done most of that work for me. Carthage was a large and important phoenician citystate in northern africa, which was often at odds with the greek and roman empires. In so saying, if there is one thing i am disappointed in, its the lack of narrative as told by a carthaginian spy. The book did however have very well worded descriptions of. Aug 17, 2019 hannibal barca was a carthaginian general who was considered to be one of the great military leaders in history. Pride of carthage by david anthony durham goodreads. In pride of carthage, david anthony durham delivers a historical novel about the great north african general, hannibal. Pride of carthage audiobook by david anthony durham. Reading guide for the pride of carthage by david anthony. Jul 22, 2019 an epic work of literary fiction about the superb military leader of carthage, hannibal barca, and his struggle against the mighty roman republic.
His historical fiction novel pride of carthage 2005 is what drew me into hannibals world and. Pride of carthage by david anthony durham this epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leaders assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants. I found pride of carthage to be a thoroughly enjoyable read. Pride of carthage such as project notes, plot summary and industry news, visit imdbpro. When hamilcar died, his soninlaw hasdrubal took over. Pride of carthage paperback march 27, 2006 by david anthonyf durham author 4. The introduction, discussion questions, suggestions for further reading, and author biography that follow are intended to enliven your groups discussion of this evocative epic. There are two decidedly staunch camps that ive become very familiar with as i worked on and then publicized pride of carthage.
After conquering the roman city of saguntum, hannibal wages his campaign through the outposts of. Such was the fear and awe that hannibal barca instilled. Hannibal was widely known to have created an extensive network of information gatherers in the roman realm, so why not include one as a character. I was at times a bit of an uphill battle for me as the story slowed and progress seemed as labored as hannibal s ascent of the alps. A novel of hannibal david anthony durham audio book torrent free download, 723. An epic work of literary fiction about the superb military leader of carthage, hannibal barca, and his struggle against the mighty roman republic. However, despite the subtitle, pride of carthage is as much the story of the second punic war as that of hannibal alone. See all 11 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This epic retelling of the legendary carthaginian military leaders assault on the roman empire begins in ancient spain, where hannibal barca sets out with tens of thousands of soldiers and 30 elephants.