. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . e Carthaginian forces to-ward the west and even to attackthem in their own stronghold, theIn four successive wars, comingat intervals (luring his long life as ruler of Syracuse, thoughseveral times near utter defeat, he proved himself a staunchchampion of (Ireek liberty. I lis success was partially due tothe deadly plagues which decimatedthe Punic armies, hut, more to his ownenergy and originality. The catapultis an invention of a corps of engineerswho were induced by Dionysius toenter a contest in the building of suchmachines
. The story of the ancient nations : a text-book for high schools . e Carthaginian forces to-ward the west and even to attackthem in their own stronghold, theIn four successive wars, comingat intervals (luring his long life as ruler of Syracuse, thoughseveral times near utter defeat, he proved himself a staunchchampion of (Ireek liberty. I lis success was partially due tothe deadly plagues which decimatedthe Punic armies, hut, more to his ownenergy and originality. The catapultis an invention of a corps of engineerswho were induced by Dionysius toenter a contest in the building of suchmachines of war. It was a siege-engine which could throw heavymissiles, either large arrows, or vasti«»nes of t hree or four hundred poundsweight, to a distance of three or fourhundred yards. It was used, much asour modern siege-guns, to make abreach in the wall of a city in order to admit the besiegingtroops. Dionysius must be given a place beside Miltiadesand Themistocles as an important figure in the long warbetween the western civilization of Greece and the eastern. \ Ballxsta, oh Stone- ! HROWER. I 76 THE HISTORY OF GREECE civilization of Persia and Carthage, which broke out againand again in the lift 11 and fourth centuries b. c. 221. Timoleoii Checks another Punic Invasion. The em-pire which Dionysius had founded by his prowess in warand his ounning in politics included :>ll of Sicily, except thevery western end, and, in addition, the Greek city-statesof soul hern 1 taly. The rule of this territory was inherited by his sou, Diony-sius 11, as tyrant. In his lifetime, the sway o\ Syracuseover the other Sicilian cities, and the possibility o\ buildinga single Greek state united againsl (he ever-watchful mighli^ Carthage, were lessened by civil strife in Syracuse itself. This struggle ended in oil B, C, when (he weak and \ ieious Dionysius the Younger was deposed by a man sent ou1From Corinth to pu1 a stop to the anarchy in her colonyo{ Syracuse. The man chosen by the mother ci
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