The Road to Rome
The Road to Rome is a play by American author Robert Sherwood. The plot revolves around Hannibal's attempt to capture Rome during the Second Punic War. It was Sherwood's first published play..
The play opened on Jan. 31, 1927 at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City and was considered a success, running until the next January. It was subsequently revived two months later at the same theater, running from Mar 21, 1928 until Jun 1929.
In 1955, the play was adapted for the screen in musical version by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as Jupiter's Darling.