TO THE STARS 8

On the stage of the Second Punic War, Hannibal Barca, a Carthaginian general and statesman, faces off against Publius Cornelius Scipio, a Roman politician and military leader. “Per aspera ad astra,” reads a maxim attributed to the Latin philosopher Seneca: “Through hardships to the stars”... With this quote, Master Kagano introduces us to the story of these two great historical figures, filtered through his own personal and emotional perspective. Thanks to the plan of vengeance devised for him by Scipio, Gaius manages to kill his hated enemy Maharbal in a duel. Now, the next objective for the Romans is Syracusae, where the army will be challenged by enemies equipped with completely innovative weapons. Their incredible efficiency is the result of a great genius: Archimedes.