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S'està carregant… Tyrants of Syracuse. Volume I: 480-367 BCde Jeff Champion
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This is the story of one of the most important classical cities, Syracuse, and its struggles (both internal and external) for freedom and survival. Situated at the heart of the Mediterranean, Syracuse was caught in the middle as Carthage, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Athens and then Rome battled to gain control of Sicily. The threat of expansionist enemies on all sides made for a tumultuous situation within the city, resulting in repeated coups that threw up a series of remarkable tyrants, such as Gelon, Timoleon and Dionysius.In this first volume Jeff Champion traces the course of Syracuse's wars under the tyrants from the Battle of Himera (480 BC) against the Carthaginians down to the death of Dionysius I (367 BC), whose reign proved to be the high tide of the city's power and influence. One of the highlights along the way is the city's heroic resistance to, and eventual decisive defeat of, the Athenian expeditionary force that besieged them for over two years (415-413BC), an event with massive ramifications for the Greek world. This is the eventful life story of one of the forgotten major powers of the ancient Mediterranean world. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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Google Books — S'està carregant… GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)937.814History and Geography Ancient World Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Sicily, SyracuseLCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana:
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I bought the book more because I'm distantly acquainted with the author than out of any very great interest in the subject, but it turns out to be pretty good (albeit necessarily somewhat repetitive - Himera was assaulted how many times?). It deals a good deal with socio-economic conditions in addition to the military and political stuff, which makes it easier to make sense of the later.