Salammbo

A historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, first published in 1862, set in ancient Carthage, where the general Hamilcar hosts a feast for his mercenary soldiers, whose unpaid wages and growing resentment toward the republic open the story of conflict.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Ancient world, to 500 AD›Egypt and the ancient Near East

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Ancient world, to 500 AD›Egypt and the ancient Near East