![]() P243 nine years of age, he crossed the straits of Gibraltar and applied himself to subjugating Spain to the Carthaginians. 6 Taking with him his army and his son Hannibal now 4 I will now attempt to give a summary view, according to my original project, of the events immediately following.ĥ The Carthaginians, as soon as they had set the affairs of Libya in order, dispatched Hamilcar to the land of Spain entrusting him with an adequate force. 3 In the next place I set myself to describe how the mercenaries mutinied against Carthage and set ablaze the so‑called Libyan war I described all the terrible atrocities committed in this war, all its dramatic surprises, and their issues, until it ended in the final triumph of Carthage. 2 After relating when and how they first built naval forces, I pursued the history of the war on both sides until its end, at which the Carthaginians evacuated all Sicily, and the Romans acquired the whole island except the parts which were Hiero's dominions. 1 1 In the preceding book I stated in the first place at what date the Romans having subjected Italy began to concern themselves in enterprises outside the peninsula next I narrated how they crossed to Sicily and what were their reasons for undertaking the war with Carthage for the possession of that island.
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