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Contents of the Twelfth Book of Diodorus
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In Sicily a war broke out between the Syracusans and Acragantini for the following
reasons. The Syracusans had overcome Ducetius, the ruler of the Siceli, cleared him of all
charges when he became a suppliant, and specified that he should make his home in the city of
the Corinthians.1
[2]
But after Ducetius had spent a short time in Corinth he broke the agreement, and on the plea that the
gods had given him an oracular reply that he should found a city on the Fair Shore2 (Cale Acte) of
Sicily, he sailed to the island with a number of
colonists; some Siceli were also included, among whom was Archonides, the ruler of Herbita. He,
then, was busied with the colonization of Cale Acte.3
[3]
But the Acragantini, partly because they were envious of the
Syracusans and partly because they were accusing them of letting Ducetius, who was their common
enemy, go free without consulting them, declared war upon the Syracusans.
[4]
The cities of Sicily were
divided, some of them taking the field with the Acragantini and others with the Syracusans, and
so large armaments were mustered on both sides. Great emulation was shown by the cities as they
pitched opposing camps at the Himera River, and in the conflict which followed the Syracusans
were victorious and slew more than a thousand Acragantini. After the battle the Acragantini
sent ambassadors to discuss terms and the Syracusans concluded a peace.
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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- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), AGRIGENTUM
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), CALACTE
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), HE´RBITA
- Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854), HI´MERA
- Smith's Bio, Duce'tius
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