The Seven Hills
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The Seven Hills is the 2005 alternate history novel
by John Maddox Roberts
, a sequel to his 2002 novel Hannibal's Children
..
. The Romans once again control Italy and are poised to strike at Carthage
itself.
and is resettling it to be as it was before the Carthaginians came. Four legions
cut off in Egypt
and led by Titus Norbanus, march along the Mediterranean
to get back to Rome. Meanwhile, Marcus Scipio prepares Egypt to attack Carthage by investing in new inventions made at the Library of Alexandria
.
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
by John Maddox Roberts
John Maddox Roberts
John Maddox Roberts is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal's Children....
, a sequel to his 2002 novel Hannibal's Children
Hannibal's Children
Hannibal's Children is the 2002 alternate history novel by John Maddox Roberts.-Plot introduction:The Carthaginians won the Second Punic War against the Romans. The defeated Romans were forced to go into exile north of the Danube River...
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Plot introduction
War breaks out again between the Carthaginians and the RomansRoman Republic
The Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
. The Romans once again control Italy and are poised to strike at Carthage
Carthage
Carthage , implying it was a 'new Tyre') is a major urban centre that has existed for nearly 3,000 years on the Gulf of Tunis, developing from a Phoenician colony of the 1st millennium BC...
itself.
Plot summary
Rome has reconquered ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and is resettling it to be as it was before the Carthaginians came. Four legions
Roman legion
A Roman legion normally indicates the basic ancient Roman army unit recruited specifically from Roman citizens. The organization of legions varied greatly over time but they were typically composed of perhaps 5,000 soldiers, divided into maniples and later into "cohorts"...
cut off in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
and led by Titus Norbanus, march along the Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
to get back to Rome. Meanwhile, Marcus Scipio prepares Egypt to attack Carthage by investing in new inventions made at the Library of Alexandria
Library of Alexandria
The Royal Library of Alexandria, or Ancient Library of Alexandria, in Alexandria, Egypt, was the largest and most significant great library of the ancient world. It flourished under the patronage of the Ptolemaic dynasty and functioned as a major center of scholarship from its construction in the...
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Characters in Hannibal's Children
- Marcus Scipio: Roman ambassador to Egypt
- Titus Norbanus: Commander of the four trapped legions
- Selene: Queen of Egypt
- Hamilcar: Shofet of Carthage