Begeben Sie sich auf eine epische Reise ins Herz des antiken Krieges, wo Imperien aufeinanderprallen und das Schicksal von Individuen mit der Geschichte verwoben wird. Diese Saga erforscht Themen wie Tapferkeit, Brüderschaft und Rache vor dem Hintergrund monumentaler Konflikte. Es ist eine fesselnde Erzählung über die Menschheit im Angesicht des Krieges und den unnachgiebigen Geist unter den widrigsten Umständen.
ENEMY OF ROMEThe great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome.A WORLD AFLAMEBut their destiny - interwoven and linked with that of their Roman masters - is to be an extraordinary one. It will change their lives - and history - forever.
The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By Ben Kane, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome. Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation. Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae -- the fields of blood. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before -- just to stay alive.
As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends - now on opposing sides - confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. A new Hannibal novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion series. 213 BC. Syracuse. Under the merciless Sicilian sun, a city is at war. Outside the walls, a vast Roman army waits. Yet the city’s incredible defences, designed by Archimedes, mean that Syracuse will not be taken easily. A veteran of the bitter war since its beginning, Quintus is ready to give his life in the service of the Republic. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy - who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno. Hanno has been sent by his general Hannibal to aid Syracuse in its fight against Rome. Pledged to bring death to all Romans, he is diverted from his mission by the discovery of Quintus’ sister Aurelia, a captive within the city. Two friends on opposing sides. A woman caught between them. They are about to meet in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. Who will survive?