Book contents
- Hannibal and Scipio
- Reviews
- Frontispiece
- Hannibal and Scipio
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Additional material
- Additional material
- Timeline
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- Chapter 2 Origins
- Chapter 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216
- Chapter 4 Scipio 216–205
- Chapter 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208
- Chapter 6 Overseas Commands
- Chapter 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- Chapter 8 The Tipping Point
- Chapter 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last
- Chapter 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- Chapter 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193
- Chapter 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196
- Chapter 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- Chapter 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193
- Chapter 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190
- Chapter 16 Hannibal and Scipio
- Chapter 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183
- Chapter 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183
- Chapter 19 Afterlives
- Chapter 20 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 20 - Conclusion
Parallel Lives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2024
- Hannibal and Scipio
- Reviews
- Frontispiece
- Hannibal and Scipio
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Notes for the Reader
- Additional material
- Additional material
- Timeline
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1 Hannibal and Scipio on Themselves
- Chapter 2 Origins
- Chapter 3 Hannibal Victorious, 221–216
- Chapter 4 Scipio 216–205
- Chapter 5 Hannibal Frustrated in Italy, 216–208
- Chapter 6 Overseas Commands
- Chapter 7 Politics and Factions at Carthage and Rome
- Chapter 8 The Tipping Point
- Chapter 9 Hannibal and Scipio Meet and Fight at Last
- Chapter 10 The Religion of Hannibal and Scipio
- Chapter 11 Scipio Triumphant, 202–193
- Chapter 12 Hannibal as Political Reformer at Carthage, 196
- Chapter 13 Hannibal, Scipio, and the Greek World
- Chapter 14 Hannibal Flees to Antiochus III; His Intrigues; 195–193
- Chapter 15 Hannibal and Scipio as Military Advisers in the Late 190s: The Road to Magnesia, 190
- Chapter 16 Hannibal and Scipio
- Chapter 17 Hannibal’s Years of Wandering, 190–183
- Chapter 18 The Downfall and Death of Scipio, 187–183
- Chapter 19 Afterlives
- Chapter 20 Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
Conclusions are summarized and final reflections added. Neither Hannibal nor Scipio received cult in the strong sense. The Roman Flamininus did – but only from Greek communities. Herodotus on a Hamilcar’s death might show cult was thinkable for defeated Carthaginian commanders – but the story is dubious. Neither Hannibal nor Scipio founded eponymous cities or aimed at monarchical positions. Both, as overseas commanders, took policy initiatives on the spot, including appointment of key subordinates; but Publius and Lucius Scipio in the east after 190 acted on general understanding of senatorial wishes. Neither was conspicuously successful as politician. Hannibal did at least bravely and single-handedly carry unpopular reforms to curb oligarchic corruption, but it is uncertain how long they lasted after his hasty exit from Carthage. Ancient poets and modern biographers have always found Hannibal, the glamorous failure and precursor of Cleopatra, a more popular and congenial subject than the more conventional Scipio.
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- Hannibal and ScipioParallel Lives, pp. 427 - 435Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024