War with Hannibal. Livy. 1972.

War with Hannibal, Livy (59 BC - 17 AD) chronicles the events of thenSecond Punic War between Rome and Carthage, up to the Battle of Zama in 202 BC. He vividly recreates the immense armies of Hannibal complete with elephants, crossing the Alps; the panic as they approached the gates of Rome; and the decimation of the Roman army at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. Yet it is also the clash of personalities that fascinates Livy, from great debates in the Senate to the historic meeting between Scorpio and Hannibal before the decisive battle. Livy never hesitates to introduce both intense drama and moral lessons into his work, and here he brings a turbulent episode in history powerfully to life.