Sicily, Phoenician, Greek, & Roman / by Edward A. Freeman
1894, Second Edition. London New York : T. Fisher Unwin ; Putnam's. Very good copy in the original green gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #474160
Physical description; xvi, 378 p. : ill., maps (1 col. folded) ; 21 cm. Series; Story of the nations. Notes; Also published under title: The story of Sicily: Phoenician, Greek, and Roman. Includes index. Contents; Characteristics of Sicilian history -- Sicily and its inhabitants -- The legends -- The Greek settlements in Sicily -- The first age of the Greek cities -- The first wars with Carthage and Etruria -- The Greeks of Sicily free and independent -- The share of Sicily in the wars of old Greece -- The second Carthaginian invasion -- The tyranny of Dionysios -- The deliverers -- The tyranny of Agathoklês -- The coming of Pyrrhos and the rise of Hierôn -- The war for Sicily -- The end of Sicilian independence -- Sicily a Roman province. Subjects; Sicily (Italy) History To 800. Freeman, Edward A. (Edward Augustus) (1823-1892).
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