![]() ![]() ![]() The structure and format of the third volume is basically the same as in Volumes I and II. Given the relatively rich source material for the Second Punic War, the wide scope of the conflict, and the significant amount of diplomatic activity, it is not surprising that this third instalment covers a much shorter time span than the previous two volumes. The third volume picks up in 215, the year after Rome’s devastating defeat at Cannae and the beginning of major defections of the Italian allies, and goes down to the end of the Second Punic War. 1 The first volume, published in 2005, covered the period from Rome’s remotest past through the conquest of Italy (BMCR 2005.02.19) the second volume, published in 2007, covered from Rome’s entry into Sicilian affairs through Hannibal’s invasion of Italy and early military successes (BMCR 2008.07.36). This is the third installment in Filippo Canali De Rossi’s ongoing project to “collect, as much as possible, all of the documentation relating to the exchanges of embassies between Rome and other peoples in the course of its ancient history” (v). ![]()
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