Livy: Ab urbe condita Book XXII, Paperback/***

Book XXII, narrating Hannibal's defeats of Rome at Trasimene and Cannae, is Livy's most dramatic book in which he transformed Polybius' source material into a rhetorical masterpiece. A new text is provided and the introduction and commentary treat historical, religious, literary and linguistic matters. It is suitable for students at all levels. Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises; 4 Maps Editor(s): Simon Hornblower