Ahmed Chowdhry's Reviews > The Fall of Carthage

A brilliant book. The initial part of the book, especially the first Punic war may not have had the pulse racing but once Hannibal comes into the picture, the story moves at a thrilling pace. It is the story of the Super Power of the day, Rome against its Mediterranean rival Carthage. The battle is of relatively unequal before the arrival of Hannibal, but the genius of the Punic General turns the table on the Romans in the Second Punic War. How Rome responds to this humiliation, and is able find a brilliant General of its own, in Scipio Africanus makes for quite a read. It is history written at an easy to read style. So fascinating and utterly engrossing. A must read for History genre fans.