Rome is finished. Consul Flaminius is slain, his severed head paraded at sword-point before the victorious Carthaginians by the Boii chieftain Ducarius. Twenty-five thousand legionaries lie dead, wounded or in prisoners’ chains beside the bloody waters of Lake Trasimene. Rome’s only hope now rests with the legions of Gnaeus Servilius Geminus, holed up in the walls of Ariminum, far to the north. But Hannibal’s invincible army sits squarely on all roads leading back to Rome. In the face of Hannibal’s tactical genius, it will take a miracle for Servilius’ army to avoid the same fate as Flaminius’. With Rome on its knees, Sphax and Idwal have a bold plan to take the fight to the gates of the city itself. Confidently predicting Rome will be starved into submission in a matter of weeks, all they have to do is convince Hannibal. Will the leader of the Carthaginians see the light, or will the gods intercede at this momentous crossroads in history?
Genre: Historical
Genre: Historical
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