Bringing the ancient world to life for a modern audience, "Journey to Eudaimonia" is a compelling and vivid story like no other. Author Frederick Rovner chronicles the journey of a young Latin farmer, Marcus Latinius, from a prosperous family in Italy. Marcus comes to maturity just as the Second Punic War explodes in the Mediterranean. Hannibal has managed to invade Italy. Rome itself is threatened. It is a time in some ways not unlike our own. People born into the security and power of the Roman Republic following the defeat of Carthage in the First Punic War, now find the structure of their lives undermined by forces they only dimly understand.