Sicily: Phoenician, Greek, & Roman / by Edward A. Freeman
1926, 4th Edition. London: T. Fisher Unwin. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #341205
Physical description: xvi, 378 pages: ill., maps (1 col. folded); 21 cm. Contents:
Characteristics of Sicilian history -- Sicily and its inhabitants -- The legends -- The Greek settlements in Sicily -- The first age of the Greek cities -- The first wars with Carthage and Etruria -- The Greeks of Sicily free and independent -- The share of Sicily in the wars of old Greece -- The second Carthaginian invasion -- The tyranny of Dionysios -- The deliverers -- The tyranny of Agathoklês -- The coming of Pyrrhos and the rise of Hierôn -- The war for Sicily -- The end of Sicilian independence -- Sicily a Roman province. Subjects: Sicily (Italy) History To 800. Sicily (Italy) History. 19th century texts; history. Phoenicians. Greek in Sicily. Romans in Sicily.
Price: €45.00