Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 BcBRILL, 2007 - 286 páginas The revolt of Carthage's mercenaries and oppressed Libyan subjects in 241-237 BC nearly ended her power and even existence. This 'truceless' war, unrivalled for its savagery, was fought over most of Punic North Africa and spread to Sardinia. It brought to power in Carthage Hamilcar Barca, father of Hannibal, whose generalship-though flawed-was critical to Carthage's final victory. The main narrative, by the Greek historian Polybius a century later, is vividly evocative (inspiring Flaubert's novel "Salammbo") yet repeatedly unclear on military and geographical details, the extent and structure of the rebel coalition, and chronology. "Truceless War" analyses Polybius and other sources to present a coherent and absorbing study of the war's causes and events, and of Polybius' historiographical methods. |
Índice
Chapter One Gisco | 1 |
Chapter Two The army of Sicily | 6 |
Chapter Three Politics policies and politicians at Carthage | 13 |
Chapter Four The army of Sicily at Carthage | 25 |
Chapter Five Sicca | 40 |
Chapter Six The talks at Tunes | 51 |
Chapter Seven Mutiny | 63 |
Chapter Eight Libya revolts | 77 |
Chapter Fifteen The killing of Gisco | 160 |
Chapter Sixteen Disasters and defections | 173 |
Chapter Seventeen The siege of Carthage | 188 |
Chapter Eighteen The Saw | 197 |
Chapter Nineteen The crosses at Tunes | 219 |
Chapter Twenty Hamilcar and Hanno | 229 |
Chapter Twenty One Mathos end | 235 |
Chapter Twenty Two Victory and humiliation | 248 |
Chapter Nine Hanno in charge | 87 |
Chapter Ten Hamilcars first victory | 107 |
Chapter Eleven Hamilcar trapped | 125 |
Chapter Twelve The Libyans | 139 |
Chapter Thirteen Enter Naravas | 146 |
Chapter Fourteen Sardinia rebels | 154 |
Chapter Twenty Three A balancesheet | 253 |
Chapter Twenty Four Polybius and other sources | 263 |
Chronology of the War | 275 |
Bibliography | 277 |
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