As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends - now on opposing sides - confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy - who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno.

As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends - now on opposing sides - confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy - who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno.