The book combines two wonderful novels about the outstanding commander of antiquity - Hannibal Carthage, the Second Punic War is replaced by a lull. Hannibal, a wise and cautious politician, tries his best to save his homeland from enslavement. Jack Lindsay is an Australian-born British writer; in addition to his novels, he wrote for the British War Office. In the port city of Sagunte, which became a Roman colony, lives the beautiful Sonnika, who went from a port courtesan to a rich and respected owner of ships and slaves. Hannibal decides at all costs to return Sagunt under the rule of Carthage, even if it is necessary to destroy the city... Blasco Ibez, Vincente - Spanish writer. In Russian, his works have been published since 1911 and to this day cause constant interest among fans of the historical novel.