Projektnummer

0061791

Zusammenfassung

The history of Greek colonization in Sicily is filled with reports on military confrontation and the pursuit or defense of territorial control and political hegemony. Diverging interests of the different Greek poleis, the Phoenician settlements, the local populations and the global players from Athens, Carthage, and Rome did much to foster tension that on many occasions degenerated into violence. Yet, our knowledge about the structure and deployment of the colonies' armed forces in Sicily is still poor. Unlike in Roman times, there was no standing army or standards in the military infr...