Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . the spoil to hissoldiers ; the women and children were made all the men who were left, about 3,000, weretaken to the place where Hamilkar had died. Therethey were insulted, tortured, and at last put to deathas an offering to the ghost of Hamilkar. The wallsof Himera were broken down ; the temples wereplundered and burned ; the city, in short, was sweptaway. To this day there are mighty ruins atSelinous ; but the hill of Himera stands empty. So did Hannibal, with a mighty sacrifice, avenge HANNIBALS SACRIFICE. 145 the death of his grandfather.
Sicily : Phoenician, Greek, And Roman . the spoil to hissoldiers ; the women and children were made all the men who were left, about 3,000, weretaken to the place where Hamilkar had died. Therethey were insulted, tortured, and at last put to deathas an offering to the ghost of Hamilkar. The wallsof Himera were broken down ; the temples wereplundered and burned ; the city, in short, was sweptaway. To this day there are mighty ruins atSelinous ; but the hill of Himera stands empty. So did Hannibal, with a mighty sacrifice, avenge HANNIBALS SACRIFICE. 145 the death of his grandfather. lie had cut Hellasshort by two of her cities, and went back to Carthagewith all honour. And now we hear again of Hermokrates. He hadtwo objects, to bring about his own recall at Syracuse,and to do something for the Greek cause in the money that Pharnabazos had given him,he built five triremes ; he hired mercenaries ; volun-teers joined him ; and at the head of 2,000 men hemarched to Syracuse. But the people were afraid of.
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