Scipio Africanus: The Man Who Defeated Hanibal

Description for SCIPIO AFRICANUS: THE MAN WHO DEFEATED HANNIBAL by Ross Leckie:

One man, above all others, forged the foundations of the Roman Empire---Scipio Africanus.

Scipio crushed the master general Hannibal, conquering Carthage and establishing Rome's dominance of the ancient world.

Aristocrat, general, politician, and aesthete---at the height of his power Scipio was revered by his people.

Yet, from these heights, Scipio was laid low by the jealousy and intrigues of his rivals in Rome.

Worshipped leader of the Empire, or traitor to rome? As his fate hangs in the balance, Scipio Africanus tells his own tale...

In the sequel to this internationally acclaimed and best-selling historical novel HANNIBAL, Ross Leckie tells the epic story of Scipio Africanus. Spanning six decades and three continents, SCIPIO AFRICANUS: THE MAN WHO DEFEATED HANNIBAL is a riveting fictional memoir that charts the life of the great Roman leader.

As Scipio awaits the verdict on charges of impeachment, he dictates his story to his secretary Bostar. What develops is a fascinating dual narrative that juxtaposes Scipio's memories with Bostar's own version of what occurred. Both of their lives seem inextricably likened to the life of Hannibal Barca.

Scipio recounts how he has reached this point---a fallen leader, facing execution by the state he has served, the empire he has created.

Despite all his successes, Scipio remains a flawed character, a man whose blindness to his own weaknesses ultimately brings about his own downfall.

Leckie brilliantly evokes the period in this superb historical novel. The result is a gripping and moving tragedy, an account of one man's successes and failings, filtered through the eyes of his compassionate, wise, and loyal friend.