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The First Punic War; Plan of the First Two Books
It is time to have done with these explanations, and
Subjects of the two first books of the Histories. 1. War in Sicily or first Punic war, B. C. 264-241. 2. The Mercenary or "inexpiable" war, B. C. 240-237. 3. Carthaginian movements in Spain, B. C. 241-218. 4. Illyrian war, B.C. 229-228. 5. Gallic war, B. C. 225-221. 6. Cleomenic war, B. C. 227-221.
to come to my subject, after a brief and summary statement of the events of which my introductory books are to treat. Of these the first
in order of time are those which befell the
Romans and Carthaginians in their war for the
possession of Sicily. Next comes the Libyan or
Mercenary war; immediately following on which
are the Carthaginian achievements in Spain,
first under Hamilcar, and then under Hasdrubal. In the course of these events, again,
occurred the first expedition of the Romans
into Illyria and the Greek side of Europe; and,
besides that, their struggles within Italy with
the C
Boethius, Consolatio Philosophiae, Book Two , Prosa 6: (search)
M. Tullius Cicero, De Officiis: index (ed. Walter Miller), Carthage (search)
Carthage
once a mighty city, on the north central coast of Africa, 3.99, 100.
the most formidable commercial and military rival of Rome; conquered by Rome in the First Punic War (264-241), 1.39.
Second Punic War (219-202), 1.40; 3.47.
destroyed in the Third (149-146), 1.35; 2.76.