The Tyrants of Syracuse: War in Ancient Sicily: Volume II - 367-211 BC

Detailed accounts of battles and campaigns concluding with the epic final siege and capture of Syracuse by the Romans.

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 tumu...