“A masterpiece of style, imagination, and erudition.” —Victor Davis Hanson, author of Carnage and Culture 一部集独特风格、丰富想象与渊博学识为一体的杰出之作。 ——维克托·戴维斯·汉森，著有《杀戮与文化》 “[O’Connell] is able to put himself and his reader on the ground at Cannae, gagging in the heat of a southern Italian midsummer, assailed by an overload from every one of the five senses.” —The New York Times Book Review （欧康奈尔）让自己与他的读者置身于坎尼的土地，屏息于意大利南部酷热的仲夏之时，五感均受到了全方位的冲击。 ——《纽约时报书评》 “Outstanding . . . [a] superb chronicle of events that shaped the fate of Western civilization.” —Booklist 不同凡响……一部塑造了西方文明的命运的、精彩的大事件编年史。 ——《书单》 “Dramatic and comprehensive . . . O’Connell has established the new standard for studies of the second conflict between Rome and Carthage.” —Publishers Weekly 引人入胜且包罗万象……欧康奈尔为罗马和迦太基之间的第二次战争的研究树立了新的标杆。 ——《出版者周刊》 “[O’Connell] writes with clarity about an era shrouded in speculation.” —Providence Journal-Bulletin （欧康奈尔）清晰地描绘出了一段埋藏于推断和臆测中的年代。 ——《普罗维登斯日报》