Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review into positive or negative sentiment.
Query: Fascinating account of Scipio and insight into how society treats heroes

My only regret after putting this book down is that I had not read it much earlier. I had not heard of Scipio in school (Caesar is more popular yet less successful and honorable) so I was very surprised that he brilliantly defeated Carthage and Hannibal using so many 'trick plays'.I was also struck by what an honorable person he was and how his friends and military enemies revered him for it.It was also fascinating to read about the social issues that remain timeless even until today. This includes the crowd's tendency to be eternally fickle and forgetful; the opposition politics he encountered--due to vices such as envy and jealousy--with their lust for revenge at another's success; and the tendency for proud senate members to be short-sighted about the national situation and future threats.I think everyone would benefit in reading this book about a great person.