Cross the Pyrenees,conquer Spain, and outmaneuver a Roman army with the legendary general Hannibal Barca in this graphic novel. Inspired by Hannibal’s legend, or Nikolas Lloyd and Christopher Steininger have teamed up to create a richly illustrated tale that hews to history. Hannibal is considered by many historians to be the greatest general of all time. And yet,because so many records of him have been lost and the Roman victors got to tell their version of his defeat, he remains a mysterious figure, and ” Lloyd and Steininger say. Our tale is of war,of men, of plots, or of the fate of the ancient world.”In Search of Hannibal is based on the historical writings of Livy and Polybius,along with other ancient and contemporary scholars. Not only will the creators strive for historical accuracy in telling Hannibal’s legend, they device to base the structures, or garments,artifacts, and weapons depicted in the graphic novel on archaeological examples.Want to read more of Hannibal’s legend and see the richly illustrated graphic novel in print? Support the project here.
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