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Released: 28/08/2020

ISBN: 9781838594275
eISBN: 9781838596293

Format: Paperback/eBook

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Masinissa: Ally of Rome

by Rob Edmunds

Masinissa: Ally of Rome resumes the story of the Numidian Prince at a moment when he is beginning to question his alliance with the Carthaginian Empire during the Second Punic War. He has been fighting as a cavalry commander on the Iberian Peninsula for several years but the fortunes of war and his own clandestine meeting with the Roman consul Scipio Africanus, ostensibly his sworn enemy, has led him to reconsider his loyalties. His love for the Carthaginian aristocrat Sophonisba, which had blossomed during his period of exile in Carthage, has remained strong during his absence from North Africa. He is due a period of leave in that city shortly to formalise his engagement to her.

At this moment in the war, the Carthaginian forces are attempting to reform their military strength in North Africa and in the strategically important and historically allied southern Iberian city of Gades (present day Cadiz.) For his part, Masinissa has recently retrieved one of the sacred cups of Melqart (Hercules) which had been hidden in a fortress now occupied by the Roman legions. He is presently taking a small contingent of his most loyal troops to the temple dedicated to Melqart which is located close to the city of Gades to return the cup to its proper religious location. The mood of both he and his men on the journey is mutinous.

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The second book is a gem going from the first one.
I still enjoy knowing more about the story of MAsinissa and important aspects of his life.
The politics and war everything is very well executed.
I would check more books of Rob Edmunds.
Thank you for allow me to read such amazing books within this series.

by NetGalley review

Masinissa, the Numidian ally of Carthage is turfed out of his princedom and looses his love Sophonisba. He becomes Masinissa, Ally of Rome. He takes back is kingdom and Sophonisba becomes his wife. But all is not well. He triumphs as the Roman ally but looses the love of his life in the end. Good historical novel

by NetGalley review

About the Author

Rob Edmunds

From West Wales, Rob has worked in the higher education sector for many years, mostly with international and arts students. The two books about the lives of the Numidian King Masinissa and the Carthaginian aristocrat Sophonisba are his first published novels. He is currently working towards the completion of a third which is mostly focused on the Allied campaign in Burma in 1944.

He has diverse, and occasionally reckless interests, and enjoys challenging his sense of equilibrium as often as possible on boards and skates. He maintains a quite recent but active twitter profile which hopefully will help further introduce readers to his personality and range of interests. Find him on twitter at RobEdmunds11