Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Page 149
... Carthage and Sar- dinia , kept carefully to the western harbours of Sicily , far away from the Greek sphere of influence . The war between the Carthaginians and the Greeks continued in Sicily ( in 408 B.C. the Carthaginians even ...
... Carthage and Sar- dinia , kept carefully to the western harbours of Sicily , far away from the Greek sphere of influence . The war between the Carthaginians and the Greeks continued in Sicily ( in 408 B.C. the Carthaginians even ...
Page 209
... Carthage , weary of a war in which she had watched the flower of her youth and her navy destroyed , sued for peace . That spring battle off the lonely Goat Islands cost Carthage the last of her strongholds and trading centres in Sicily ...
... Carthage , weary of a war in which she had watched the flower of her youth and her navy destroyed , sued for peace . That spring battle off the lonely Goat Islands cost Carthage the last of her strongholds and trading centres in Sicily ...
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... Carthage " in The Cambridge Ancient History : " The balance of power in North Africa had broken down . Numidia threatened to absorb Carthage into a strong North African kingdom with an interest in the Mediterranean . A powerful Numidian ...
... Carthage " in The Cambridge Ancient History : " The balance of power in North Africa had broken down . Numidia threatened to absorb Carthage into a strong North African kingdom with an interest in the Mediterranean . A powerful Numidian ...
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