Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . two local wars were going on at the two ends ofthe island, out of one of which much was to Athenian war was in a manner continued in thewarfare which Syracuse was carrying on withoutmuch zeal against the allies of Athens, Katane andNaxos. And in western Sicily the story of the 140 EXPEDITION OF HANNIBAL. 141 causes which led to the Athcniem invasion wereacting over again. Segesta and Sclinous were stillfighting on their borders, greatly to the advantage ofSelinous. It was no use now for Segesta to ask helpat Athens. Help was sought at Cart
Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . two local wars were going on at the two ends ofthe island, out of one of which much was to Athenian war was in a manner continued in thewarfare which Syracuse was carrying on withoutmuch zeal against the allies of Athens, Katane andNaxos. And in western Sicily the story of the 140 EXPEDITION OF HANNIBAL. 141 causes which led to the Athcniem invasion wereacting over again. Segesta and Sclinous were stillfighting on their borders, greatly to the advantage ofSelinous. It was no use now for Segesta to ask helpat Athens. Help was sought at Carthage, and, aftersome debates in the Carthaginian senate, it wasgranted. Segesta professed herself a dependent allyof Carthage. The man at Carthage who was most eager for warwas the Shophet Hannibal son of Giskon, grandsonof Hamilkar who died at Himera. He could have hadno spite against Selinous. In that town there was a.
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