Table of Contents
Acknowledgments v
Abbreviations vii
Preface: word of welcome Franco De Angelis viii
Introduction Melanie Jonasch xi
1 Guerre e conflitti nella Sicilia centro-settentrionale tra la metà del VI e la fine del V sec. a.C.: una prospettiva archeological Stefano Vassallo 1
2 War and the life of a sacred structure. Weapons from the NYU-UniMi excavations in the main urban sanctuary of Selinunte Andrew Ward Clemente Marconi 18
3 A dangerous place to live? Arms and armour in the Agora of Selinunte Holger Baitinger 47
4 Enslavement and redemption in Classical Sicily Randall Souza 57
5 'Sufferings too great for tears': the destruction of the Athenian expeditionary corps in Sicily Bernd Steinbock 73
6 Trauma and morality in Thucydides Lisa Irene Hou 99
7 The curse tablets of Selinous: evidence of social strife? Ryan Johnson 107
8 Energising the economy: present results and future directions Franco De Angelis 118
9 The power of movement: mercenary mobility and empire building in Sicily during the Classical Period Jason Harris 130
10 Dawn of the mercenaries, twilight of the Sikels? Spencer Pope 154
11 La fondazione di città in Sicilia nel V e all'inizio del IV sec. a.C. (492-396 a.C): tra passato e future Michela Costanzi 167
12 The military landscape of Greek Sicily Melanie Jonasch 183
13 Quanti templi per la vittoria di Himera? Nuove evidenze dall' Athenaion di Siracusa Giulio Amara 213
14 When war changes a city. Fortifications and urban landscapes in tyrant-ruled Syracuse Valentina Mignosa 242
15 War and society in Greek Leontinoi Massimo Frasca 271
16 The city walls of Eryx and the sociopolitical conflicts in western Sicily before the Roman conquest Salvatore De Vincenzo 285
17 Roman fears, the Punic way and the Sicilian contribution: the war for Sicily in its first stages (264-263 BC) Claudio Vacanti 297
Epilogo: guerra e società nella Sicilia greca Stefania De Vido 340
Epilogue: war and society in Greek Sicily Stefania De Vido 350
Bibliography 350
Timeline 394
Plate 1 400
