After the Punic naval victory at Drepanum in 249 BC, the new appointed Carthaginian general in Sicily, Hamilcar Barca, occupied a Fortress called ‘Heirkte’. New archaeological data and historiographical sources are linked together to reconstruct the meaning and the purpose of the struggle between Rome and Carthage in 247-244 BC. Despite his tactical and operational success, Barca could not achieve full strategical results and caused, instead, a catastrophic Roman reaction.
Operazione Heirkte. Monte Pellegrino e la campagna di Amilcare Barca in Sicilia
Vacanti Claudio
2020
Abstract
After the Punic naval victory at Drepanum in 249 BC, the new appointed Carthaginian general in Sicily, Hamilcar Barca, occupied a Fortress called ‘Heirkte’. New archaeological data and historiographical sources are linked together to reconstruct the meaning and the purpose of the struggle between Rome and Carthage in 247-244 BC. Despite his tactical and operational success, Barca could not achieve full strategical results and caused, instead, a catastrophic Roman reaction.File in questo prodotto:
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