Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Maps xv
6. Prologue 1
7. Chapter I. Before 264 5
8. Chapter II. Preparations for War? 17
9. Chapter III. The Mamertine Appeal 33
10. Chapter IV. Debating the Appeal 47
11. Chapter V. The Punic-Syracusan Alliance 67
12. Chapter VI. An Unwanted War 82
13. Chapter VII. Escalation 100
14. Chapter VIII. From Enmity to Goodwill 116
15. Chapter IX. The Rape of Sardinia 132
16. Chapter Χ. Imaginary Confrontations in the 230s 144
17. Chapter XI. Hasdrubal’s Accord 150
18. Chapter XII. Saguntum 174
19. Chapter XIII. Hannibal and the Ambassadors 196
20. Chapter XIV. Saguntum Besieged 219
21. Chapter XV. War to Save Face 233
22. Chapter XVI. Conclusions 260
23. Chapter XVII. The Major Sources 280
24. Bibliography 297
25. I. Index of Names and Topics 315
26. II. Index of Passages Cited 321