After decades of war between their cities, the generals Scipio Africanus and Hannibal faced off at the Battle of Zama.

This dramatic clash of champions has been narrated many times, most memorably by Polybius and Livy. Nevertheless, the author shapes his biographical contrast into a gripping interwoven chronicle that ...

The ancient Greek essayist Plutarch used “parallel lives” to describe his collection of biographical sketches, in which he paired illustrious Greeks with Romans who lived, in most cases, centuries ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Alea Jacta Est: Hannibal Terror of Rome Hannibal: Terror of Rome covers the epic wars waged from 230 to 201 BC by the two ...