Title: Fulcrum of World History
Product review: After the era of the great Classical Age of the Greeks the slow motion shift of the geopolitical center of gravity westward in the Mediterranean world is reflected in the inexorable conflict of the Carthaginians and the Romans for dominance. This first-rate no-bones account describes this ominous collision of world history that lies at the threshold of the world of the Roman era to come. It also shows the strains on the cultural politics of the Roman Republic as this will disintegrate to produce the world of the Caesars and the Empire. The book comprehensively covers all three Punic Wars and clearly lays out the tale in a manner that still, for being told a myriad times, evokes dramatic suspense.
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