Hoyos D. (eds.) A Companion to the Punic Wars

Blackwell Publishing, 2011. — 576 p. ISBN: 1405176008.
A Companion to the Punic Wars offers a comprehensive new survey of the three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC.
- Offers a broad survey of the Punic Wars from a variety of perspectives.
- Features contributions from an outstanding cast of international scholars with unrivalled expertise.
- Includes chapters on military and naval techniques, strategies, logistics, and Hannibal as a charismatic general and leader.
- Gives balanced coverage of both Carthage and Rome.Notes on Contributors.Introduction: The Punic Wars
Background & Sources.
The Rise of Rome to 264
Early Relations between Rome and Carthage
The rise of Carthage to 264
Manpower and Food Supply in the First and Second Punic Wars
Phalanx and Legion: the Face of Punic War Battle
Polybius and the Punic Wars
Principal Literary Sources for the Punic Wars (apart from Polybius)
The First Punic War & Aftermath.
The Outbreak of War
A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264-241
Roman Politics in the First Punic War
Roman Politics and Expansion, 241-219
Carthage in Africa and Spain, 241-218
The Second Punic War.
The Reasons for The War
Hannibal: Tactics, Strategy and Geostrategy
Hannibal and Propaganda
Roman Strategy and Aims in the Second Punic War
The War in Italy, 218-203
War abroad: Spain, Sicily, Macedon, Africa
Rome, Latins and Italians in the Second Punic War
Punic Politics, Economy and Alliances, 218-201
Roman Economy, Finance and Politics in the Second Punic War
The Last Half-Century of Carthage.
Carthage and Numidia, 201-150
Italy: Economy and Demography after Hannibal’s War
The ‘Third Punic War’: the Siege of Carthage, 148-146BCDeath and Transfiguration: Punic Culture after 146
Spain, Africa and Rome after Carthage
Carthage and Hannibal in Roman and Greek memory