From: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org (alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest) To: ammf-digest@smoe.org Subject: alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8892 Reply-To: ammf@fruvous.com Sender: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ammf-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest Friday, April 29 2022 Volume 14 : Number 8892 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Trusted by the Military, Police, First Responders, and Firefighters across the globe ["HL1200" Subject: Trusted by the Military, Police, First Responders, and Firefighters across the globe Trusted by the Military, Police, First Responders, and Firefighters across the globe http://melliitox.co/flD2ATHO2g9s0psF2TtJkoRNyuDCUhoWiquYQeDrFdAa-W_TRw http://melliitox.co/dJkGWz4JS8v-joOCxF68tdsx2h55q_pIcJ002lWtWpL2RPMPwQ Carthage's economic successes, buoyed by its vast maritime trade network, led to the development of a powerful navy to protect and secure vital shipping lanes. Its hegemony brought it into increasing conflict with the Greeks of Syracuse, who also sought control of the central Mediterranean. Founded in the mid seventh century BC, Syracuse had risen to become one of the wealthiest and most powerful Greek city states, and the preeminent Greek polity in the region. The island of Sicily, lying at Carthage's doorstep, became the main arena on which this conflict played out. From their earliest days, both the Greeks and Phoenicians had been attracted to the large, centrally-located island, each establishing a large number of colonies and trading posts along its coasts; battles raged between these settlements for centuries, with neither side ever having total, long-term control over the island. In 480 BC, Gelo, the tyrant of Syracuse, attempted to unite the island under his rule with the backing of other Greek city-states. Threatened by the potential power of a united Sicily, Carthage intervened militarily, led by King Hamilcar of the Magonid dynasty. Traditional accounts, including by Herodotus and Diodorus, number Hamilcar's army at around 300,000; though likely exaggerated, it was likely of formidable strength ------------------------------ End of alt.music.moxy-fruvous digest V14 #8892 **********************************************