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The Carthaginians recognized that their generals in Sicily were conducting the war in a spiritless manner and decided to send out new ones together with heavy reinforcements.1 Straightway they made a levy for the campaign from among their noblest citizens2 and made suitable drafts among the Libyans. Furthermore, appropriating a large sum of money, they enlisted mercenaries from among the Iberians, Celts, and Ligurians.3 They were occupied also with the construction of battleships. They assembled many freighters and manufactured other supplies in enormous quantities.

1 Plut. Timoleon 25.1.

2 Plut. Timoleon 27.3.

3 Plut. Timoleon 28.6 mentions Libyans, Iberians, and Numidians.

Diodorus Siculus. Diodorus of Sicily in Twelve Volumes with an English Translation by C. H. Oldfather. Vol. 4-8. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1989.

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