Struggle for Control: Wars In Ancient Sicily

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Society & Culture, Greece, Warfare, Ancient, Rome, History, Military

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🗓️ 31 January 2014

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Jasper, Josho, Murray and Lindsay discuss Ancient Warfare Magazine VII.2 Struggle for Control: Wars in Ancient Sicily

"Created by the gods and land of the giants, Sicily was a wealthy but deadly prize that dangled in front of many ancient powers. The unfortunate island would be subjected to a seemingly endless series of wars fought by people from all over the ancient Mediterranean. For centuries, the Greeks and Carthaginians would bludgeon each other to the point of exhaustion over a desire to dominate the island. Heeding the siren’s call, the power of Athens would be dashed against Sicily’s rocks. Like a lover forced to choose between two suitors, Sicily would choose Rome over Carthage and thus accelerate the demise of the latter." More

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ancient Warfare Magazine podcast produced by the History Network. If you have any
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0:23.6	You can also find all the History Network podcasts
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0:32.6	Hello again, everyone.
0:34.6	We're back with an Ancient War warfare magazine podcast. This time we're
0:38.6	going to discuss Ancient Warfare Issue 7-2, the wars in Sicily. With me today are
0:46.0	Lindsay Powell, Marie Daum, and Joshua Browers. Hi guys. Hello.
0:51.5	Hello. As always, Michael Taylor, who couldn't be here for the recording today, has made
0:57.6	an introduction for us, so I suggest we listen to that first. Sicily is in many ways the intersection
1:04.9	of the Mediterranean. It is the largest island in the Middle Sea and also the most centrally located,
1:12.4	between east and west and between Italy and Africa.
1:17.0	Sicily was a melting pot, but one which bubbled with chronic violence.
1:22.1	The island itself was initially inhabited by natives known as Sickles.
1:27.1	In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, Greek settlers
1:31.0	occupied the eastern coast of Sicily and established a series of communities, the most wealthy
1:37.5	and powerful of which was eventually Syracuse. By the 6th century BC, the Carthaginians had mercantile and imperial interests in the
1:48.2	western half of the island, which led to conflicts with various Greek communities. While it is
1:55.4	possible to speak of a basic bifurcation of the island between Greek and Carthaginian, various Italian peoples also took
2:03.5	an active interest in the resources and wealth of Sicily, including Etruscans, Oskins, and
2:10.3	cisalpine Celts. Trade and mercenary service made Sicily a particularly cosmopolitan place.
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