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8vo. (404 pages) Explores the relations of the Italian cities with Rome and Carthage during the Second Punic War.The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, invaded Italy during the Second Punic War (218-201 BC) with the hope of raising widespread rebellions among Rome's subordinate allies in the south. He was partly successful, but did not win over enough Italian cities to defeat Rome. Understanding their motivations reveals much, not just about the war itself, i1. Introduction, 2. Apulia, 3. Campania, 4. Bruttium and Western Magna Graecia, 5. Southern Lucania and Eastern Magna Graecia, 6. The Roman re-conquest of Southern Italy, 7. Conclusions, Appendix A. The war in Samnium, 217-209, Appendix B. Chronology of events in Bruttium, 215, Appendix C. Chronology of events from the defection of Taras through the defection of Thurii, 213-212, Appendix D. Defection of the Southern Lucanians, 212. BiographicalNote: Michael P. Fronda is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies, McGill University. He has published a number of articles on topics in ancient history and has contributed to D. Hoyos (ed.), The Blackwell Companion to the Punic Wars.