Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage

· Total War Rome Book 1 · Macmillan
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How far would you go for Rome?
Carthage, 146 BC.
This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus – Roman legionary and centurion – and of his general Scipio Aemilianus, and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to total war in North Africa and the Siege of Carthage.
Scipio's success brings him admiration and respect, but also attracts greed and jealousy – for the closest allies can become the bitterest of enemies. And then there is the dark horse, Julia, of the Caesar family – in love with Scipio but betrothed to his rival Paullus – who causes a vicious feud.
Ultimately for Scipio it will come down to one question: how much is he prepared to sacrifice for his vision of Rome?
Inspired by Total War: Rome II, from the bestselling Total War computer strategy game series, Destroy Carthage is the first in an epic series of novels. Not only the tale of one man's fate, it is also a journey to the core of Roman times, through a world of extraordinary military tactics and political intrigue that Rome's warriors and citizens used to cheat death.
How far would you go for Rome? Carthage, 146 BC. This is the story of Fabius Petronius Secundus – Roman legionary and centurion – and of his general Scipio Aemilianus, and his rise to power: from his first battle against the Macedonians, that seals the fate of Alexander the Great's Empire, to t...

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129 reviews
Kent Monacillo
November 2, 2014
Its nice to have this i love history more than science or math...duh but i love history but i love greeks more than romans especially spartans the story of 300 spartan who stand up to thermopylae but did you know their not just 300 spartan soildeirs their about7000 allied greeks back to the story romans are just look like xeroxcopy they copy greeks literature,army,and etc.but romans are storng until now romans they defeat carthage the mightiest in their time but i dont know the differince of byzantine
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Bob Patterson
October 19, 2025
Pure Bordom! What a waste of money and time! I just got to part 2 chapter 6 and couldn't read anymore. I will never read anything from this author again!
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Josh Dunagan
January 6, 2014
I love Roman history. This book however fictional is excellent. You can visualize the battles taking place in it, I'm just upset it was so short...
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About the author

DAVID GIBBINS is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous historical adventure novels that have sold almost three million copies and are published in thirty languages. After taking a PhD at Cambridge University, he spent almost a decade teaching archaeology, ancient history and art history as an academic in England, before giving up teaching to write fiction full-time. He is a passionate diver and has led numerous underwater archaeology expeditions, some of which have resulted in extraordinary discoveries of ancient shipwrecks and prehistoric artifacts. David divides his time between England and Canada, where he does most of his writing.

DAVID GIBBINS is the New York Times bestselling author of seven previous historical adventure novels that have sold almost three million copies and are published in thirty languages. After taking a PhD at Cambridge University, he spent almost a decade teaching archaeology, ancient history and art...

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