Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 BcThe 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. |
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Table des matières
Sardinia rebels | 154 |
The killing of Gisco | 160 |
Disasters and defections | 173 |
The siege of Carthage | 188 |
The Saw | 197 |
The crosses at Tunes | 219 |
Hamilcar and Hanno | 229 |
Mathos end | 235 |
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| 77 | |
Hanno in charge | 87 |
Hamilcars first victory | 107 |
Hamilcar trapped | 125 |
The Libyans | 139 |
Enter Naravas | 146 |
Victory and humiliation | 248 |
A balancesheet | 253 |
Polybius and other sources | 263 |
Chronology of the War | 275 |
Bibliography | 277 |
Index | 283 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
Áank Áeet Àeld Agathocles Àght Àghting Àgure allies Ànancial Ànd Appian army of Sicily army’s arrears Àrst attack Bagradas Barcid battle besiegers blockade Byzacium camp campaign captured Carthage Carthage’s Carthaginians cavalry Chapter citizens city’s claims coast Comm command defeat deserters difÀcult Diod Diodorus doubt drachmas earlier elephants enemy garrison Gisco Greek GrifÀth Gsell Hamilcar Hamilcar Barca Hannibal Hannibal’s Hanno Hanno’s Hecatompylus Hoyos Huss implies infantry infer inland Jebel kilometres later leaders Libyan Libyan communities Lilybaeum Loreto Mathos and Spendius men’s mention mercenaries military mutineers Naravas Numidian obvious ofÀcers opsonion perhaps plainly Polybius Polybius reports Polybius writes prisoners probably Punic army ration-money rebel forces rebellion recruits republic revolt Romans Rome Sanctis Sardinia Second Punic War sent Sicca siege siege of Carthage Siliana sitarchia soldiers Spendius and Autaritus suggests supposed Theveste Thugga towns Truceless Tunes turn Utica and Hippacra Veith veterans victory Walbank Zarzas

