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 CONTENTS. Xt kles — his anifices to encourage the soldiers. — Treachery of the Cartha- ginian general Bomilkar — victory of Agathokles. — Conquests of Aga- thokles among the Carthaginian dependencies on the eastern coast — Re- ligious terror and distress of the Carthaginians. Human sacrifice. — Operations of Agathokles on the eastern coast of Carthage — capture of Neapolis, Adrumetum, Thapsus, etc. — Agathokles fortifies Aspis — un- dertakes operations against the interior country — defeats the Carthagin- ians again. — Proceedings of Hamilkar before Syracuse — the city is near surrendering — he is disappointed, and marches away from it. — Renewed attack of Hamilkar upon Syracuse — he tries to surprise Euryalus, but is totally defeated, made prisoner, and slain. — The Agrigentines stand for- ward as champions of Sicilian freedom against Agathokles and tiie Car- tTiaginians. — Mutiny in the army of Agathokles at Tunes — his great danger, and address in extricating himself. — Carthaginian army sent to act in the interior — attacked by Agathokles with some success — his camp is pillaged by the Nuraidians. — Agathokles invites the aid of Ophelias from Kyrenc. — Antecedent circumstances of Kyrene. Divi.s ion of coast between Kyrene and Carthage. — Thimbron with the Harpa lian mercenaries is invited over to KyrenS by exiles. His checkered ca reer, on the whole victorious, in Libya. — The Kyrenajans solicit aid from the Egyptian Ptolemy, who sends Ophelias thither. Defeat and death of Thimbron. Ky-enaica annexed to the dominions of Ptolemv, under Ophelias as viceroy. — Position and hopes of 0])hel!as. He ac- cepts the invitation of Agathokles. He collects colonists from Athens and other Grecian cities. — March of Ophelias, with liis army, and iiis colonists, from Kyrene to the Carthaginian territory — sufferings endured in the march. — Perfidy of Agathokles — he kills Ophelias — gets pos session of his army — ruin and dispersion of the colonists. — Terrible se dition at Carthage — Bomilkar tries to seize the supreme power — he is overthrown and slain. — Farther successes of Agathokles in Africa — he captures Utica, Hippo-Zarytus, and Hippagreta. — Agathokles goes to Sicily, leaving Archagathus to command in Africa. Successes of Archa- gathus in the interior country. — Redoubled efforts of the Carthaginians — they gain two great victories over Archagathus. — Danger of Archa- gathus — he is blocked up by the Carthaginians at Tunis. — Agathokles in Sicily. His career at first prosperous. Defeat of the Agrigentines. — Activity of Agathokles in Sicily — Deinokrates in great force against him. — Agrigentine army under Xenodokus — opposed to the mercena- ries of Agathokles — superiority of the latter. — Defeat of Xenodokus by Leptines — Agathokles passes over into Africa — bad state of his army there — he is defeated by the Carthaginians. — Nocturnal panic and dis- order in both camps. — Desperate condition of Agathokles — he deserts his army and escapes to Sicily. — The deserted army kill the two sons of Agathokles, and capitulate with the Carthaginians. — African expedition of Agathokles — boldness of the first conception — imprudently pushed and persisted in. — Proceedings of Agathokles in Sicily — his barbarities at Egesta and Syracuse. — Great mercenary force under Deinokrates in Sicily — Agathokles solicits peace from him, and is refused — he con- cludes peace with Carthage. — Battle of Torgium — victory of Agatho- kles over Deinokrates. — Accommodation and compact between Agatho- kles and Deinokrates. — Operations of Agathokles in Liparie, Italj', and Korkyra — Kleonymus of Sparta. — Last projects of Agathokles — mu- tiny of his grandson Archagathus — sickness, poisoning, and death of Agathokles. — Splendid genius of. action and resource — nefarious dis- positions — of Agathokles. — Hellenic agency in Sicily continues dhring the life of Agathokles, but becomes then subordinate to preponderant foreigners. 393-452