The topos of Rome's metus Punicus reflects the archaeologically confirmed naval rearmament of Carthage preceding its destruction. The fear of a Punic invasion is also confirmed in the Livian reconstruction of this period, for instance in the Romans' decision to destroy the fleets of defeated enemies.
Brizzi, G., Giambattista Cairo (2014). Overseas Wars. Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell [10.1002/9781118339015.ch28].
Overseas Wars
BRIZZI, GIOVANNI;
2014
Abstract
The topos of Rome's metus Punicus reflects the archaeologically confirmed naval rearmament of Carthage preceding its destruction. The fear of a Punic invasion is also confirmed in the Livian reconstruction of this period, for instance in the Romans' decision to destroy the fleets of defeated enemies.File in questo prodotto:
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