An interesting book! I would like to recommend a book which I read some years ago. Althouh, I have to recognize that I don't usually read a lot because, unfortunately i don't have free time. The book is titled "Las legiones malditas", is the second book of Escipion trilogy. The trilogy is written by the spanish writer, Santiago Posteguillo. He is profesor at University of Castellón. He is really keen on Roman Empire, many of his books are based on this period. The autor describes many characters who the action join each others. You can't stop reading. From begining to end the book is fascinanting, you will discover interesting roman stories. The novel describes battles with maps which are very useful to understand military strategies. The author carry out a great research about the period, historical characters, culture etc. The fight between Scipion and Aníbal changed the world. After that, the power of Romans extended throughout the Mediterranean and European Continent.