David Bowman
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At the hilltop fortress of Alesia, Vercingetorix leads a desperate force of Gaulish warriors in a last stand against a Carthaginian army led by the Roman Julius Caesar. With other tribes surrounding him, Caesar elects to fight an innovative campaign. As the besiegers in turn, become the besieged, history is reaching a climatic point.
It is 53 BC, and Caesar must win his finest battle for his masters, not just for himself.
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One sorry for himself, Athenian philosopher and mathematician. Exiled from Athens on pain of death. Banned from teaching. But for Carthage, he holds a key. His theories could lead to a navigation system that will enable them to extend their supremacy. Anaxagoras has a choice. Help the natural enemies of Athens or fade into obscurity? Hanno wants his man and the secrets to accurate navigation his brain may hold. But does he owe loyalty to the city...
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With the Roman fleet at the bottom of the Mediterranean and Hannibal's mercenary army marauding down the east coast of Italy, Rome is up against it. When the entire Roman army is butchered at the battle of Cannae and Hannibal's brother lands another army in the Bay of Naples, Rome is given a choice. Surrender or be sacked.
It is 216 BC and the last challenger against Carthage's reign is on her knees.
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Handro is taking a well-earned sabbatical, a chance to rest in Athens, now captured. One night a slight sound disturbs him. The spreading wetness by his side tells him his sleeping companion has been murdered. Is the assassin still in the room? Who is he? Why does he want Handro dead? All is not as it seems, as even his allies are turning against him. Has the whole of Greece gone mad?
It is 393 BC and Handro is fighting for his own life in his own...
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There may be peace throughout the empire, Pax Cathaga restored from the western tip to the eastern border. Unfortunately, when a large empire is at peace, eyes can turn inward in their hunger for power. Many believe the center is corrupt and needs cleansing by a new dynasty. With two power centers in the Empire, Carthage itself and the great fortress of Mai Dan in the north, will the inevitable happen and the Empire plunge into Civil War?It is 145...
6) Syracuse
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Hanno's grandson has a problem. Carthage wants control of Sicily. So does Athens. Only the port of Syracuse holds out against Carthage's ambitions. But it has held out for four long years. Carthage is sick of war. Carthage wants its son's home. Can his final desperate plan succeed in breaking Athens' final holding in the Western Mediterranean? It's 409 BC. Can Handro meet and make his destiny?
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With the installation of a new dynasty and the end of the civil war, Carthage hopes to rebuild the peace it had prospered in for so long. Sensing weakness, others have different ideas. Suddenly the brave yeomen with their longbows that had stood their ground and won the civil war must fight a different enemy. Out of the east, across the Danube, comes a new enemy. The Parthians are the undisputed masters of horse archery. Finally, the northern longbow...
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Pushing north, the Carthaginian forces have conquered Denmark. The Angles, the Saxons, and the Franks have been overrun. The galleys of the Carthaginian fleet control the seas from Spain to Denmark. Protected in this way, the British reap the benefits of the peace the rest of the empire has enjoyed.It is 332 AD, and finally, the northern empire can catch its breath.
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To stop the raids on their northern frontiers, a punitive fleet is sent north to punish the remaining Viking tribes. Off the cape of Jutland, the Carthaginian galleys finally find the Norse long ship is a formidable craft. Attacking through the snows of Southern Finland, the Army also encounters Norse berserkers for the first time.It is 345AD, and Carthage is sent reeling in defeat.
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The Parthians dealt a bitter blow to the military elite of Carthage. Now Hannibal II will lead a punitive expedition across the Danube and, after an epic trek, will assail the wild bowmen from the east. This time the longbow will not be outclassed.
It is 149 AD, and this time Carthage is fighting for revenge.
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Nine years ago, Hansro led his punitive expeditions against the tribes west of the Rhine. Now the Emperor is on the scene, and his huge army is intent on crushing the Goths once and for all. As the campaign starts, Hamilcar III is surprised and ambushed in the Tutenberg forest. Instead of plunging his forces into despair as the Gauls had wanted, his death finally galvanizes the Carthaginian armies into brutal action. For many generations that followed,...
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Having conquered Egypt, it is time for the hard-bitten and experienced army of Carthage to move north up the coast. First, the city of Tyre stands in their way, and if they can subdue the fabled island citadel, then Darius is massing the largest army ever seen to face them on the banks of the gentle river Issus. A river that will run with blood before the year is out, at a place history will call Armageddon.
It is 333 BC, and Carthage must fight on...
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Unsettled by the Persian advances into Africa from Egypt and feeling threatened by the increased Persian military presence along the East Coast of the Mediterranean from the Dardanelles all the way to the borders of Egypt, Carthage must act. The Persians are expecting a naval attack from a naval power, so when the Carthaginians strike from the desert, surprise is paramount.It is 339 BC and Carthage faces its greatest enemy yet.
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There is an important secret to the way the Carthaginians build their galleys. Each is identical to all of the others. They are built to a standard design, and each piece is marked. You can take one apart and use it as a set of templates to build more. One unlucky Carthaginian captain is forced aground by the Romans, and he and his crew and his galley are captured. Rome uses his galley to build a fleet of 225 identical ships in less than 45 days and...
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Sparta and Athens are fighting again. But which one does Carthage want to win? Sparta's fleet is small and presents no real threat at sea. Her army is large and superb. Athens' fleets control the eastern Med. How long can Carthage allow this state of affairs to continue? Is it time for Handro to involve Carthage in the internal affairs of the Greek city-states? If so, on which side? Handro will play his own game at this table. It's 405 BC, and Greece...
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Handro and the forces of Carthage have won the battles, but the other cities of Greece have closed their gates to him and his Spartan allies. The Spartans have stormed Corinth and reduced it to rubble. Handro does not want this fate to befall Thebes and Athens. Can he prevent it? Does the legendary Carthaginian general and diplomat have the necessary skill set? Can he destroy the power of the city-states without destroying the cities themselves?
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The tribes of Gaul have been a thorn in the side of Carthage for far too long. Penned in by Carthaginian-occupied Spain to the West, Britain to the North, Italy to the East, and the even wilder tribes in across the Rhine, the Gauls must finally fight or die. During one battle, a slave of Roman descent saves a Carthaginian force from certain defeat and annihilation. Given his freedom, he elects to join the meritocratic officer corps of the army of...
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Seventy years ago, the might of Carthage was brought to bear on the city of Rome. Now as Carthage focuses on troubles further abroad, Rome sees the chance to rebel, the final chance to win back their freedom and their own destiny. The savagery of the response of the Carthaginian army knows no bounds. Crucifixion for one in two men is just the start. For the rest, slavery in the mines and fields of Spain and Britain awaits them. It is 146 BC and now...
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Hanno has made friends with the local tribe and even married the chief's daughter, but can he get home? He needs to repair his ships, but his tools don't work so well on the local oak. Can he turn this to his advantage? Meanwhile, what of the trader; can he be trusted? Could he be dealt with without offending his father-in-law? Should he do so anyway? What is this mysterious fortress, Mai Dan? Could these be allies?
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Over several years the armies of Carthage and Rome have fought each other to a bloody stalemate. Neither can gain a decisive advantage on land. On the sea Carthage's fleet reigns supreme, and the tiny Roman navy is no match for the bigger, faster, more numerous, and better-trained Carthaginians.
It is 264 BC, and the First Punic War is going nowhere fast.