{"product_id":"2940013640603","title":"THE YOUNG CARTHAGINIAN","description":"CHAPTER I: THE CAMP IN THE DESERT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is afternoon, but the sun's rays still pour down with great power\u003cbr\u003eupon rock and sand. How great the heat has been at midday may be seen\u003cbr\u003eby the quivering of the air as it rises from the ground and blurs all\u003cbr\u003edistant objects. It is seen, too, in the attitudes and appearance of a\u003cbr\u003elarge body of soldiers encamped in a grove. Their arms are thrown aside,\u003cbr\u003ethe greater portion of their clothing has been dispensed with. Some\u003cbr\u003elie stretched on the ground in slumber, their faces protected from any\u003cbr\u003echance rays which may find their way through the foliage above by little\u003cbr\u003eshelters composed of their clothing hung on two bows or javelins. Some,\u003cbr\u003elately awakened, are sitting up or leaning against the trunks of the\u003cbr\u003etrees, but scarce one has energy to move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe day has indeed been a hot one even for the southern edge of the\u003cbr\u003eLibyan desert. The cream coloured oxen stand with their heads down,\u003cbr\u003elazily whisking away with their tails the flies that torment them. The\u003cbr\u003ehorses standing near suffer more; the lather stands on their sides,\u003cbr\u003etheir flanks heave, and from time to time they stretch out their\u003cbr\u003eextended nostrils in the direction from which, when the sun sinks a\u003cbr\u003elittle lower, the breeze will begin to blow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe occupants of the grove are men of varied races, and, although there\u003cbr\u003eis no attempt at military order, it is clear at once that they are\u003cbr\u003edivided into three parties. One is composed of men more swarthy than\u003cbr\u003ethe others. They are lithe and active in figure, inured to hardship,\u003cbr\u003eaccustomed to the burning sun. Light shields hang against the trees with\u003cbr\u003ebows and gaily painted quivers full of arrows, and near each man are\u003cbr\u003ethree or four light short javelins. They wear round caps of metal, with\u003cbr\u003ea band of the skin of the lion or other wild animal, in which are stuck\u003cbr\u003efeathers dyed with some bright colour. They are naked to the waist, save\u003cbr\u003efor a light breastplate of brass. A cloth of bright colours is wound\u003cbr\u003eround their waist and drops to the knees, and they wear belts of leather\u003cbr\u003eembossed with brass plates; on their feet are sandals. They are the\u003cbr\u003elight armed Numidian horse.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152648028400,"sku":"2940013640603","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013640603_p0.jpg?v=1763583319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013640603","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}