In reply to Welsh Kate:
> (In reply to Cú Chullain)
> I'm a military historian and don't have a 'favourite' war as such, but some of the most interesting to me are those fought in north Africa in the late Republic / early Empire - against Jugurtha, Caesar's civil war campaigns there, and the war against Tacfarinas.
Very interesting period, although being flippant in my OP I love the history of the rise of early Roman Empire and the Punic Wars.
In fairness, whats not to love about the Punic wars, spanned over 100 years, hundreds of tasty smaller engagements across two continents on land and sea, 100,000s of lives lost, Cathage's naval advantage vs Romes powerful legions, it came in three nice installments with time for rebuilding and rearming inbetween and conquest inbetween, charasmatic and often brilliant leaders, elephants, a final decisive victory that gave birth to one of the greatest empires in antiquity. Scipio Africanus is really interesting chap as well.