THE HISTORY

OF

AGATHOCLES

by

H. J. W. TILLYARD

Chapter I. The Authorities.

(A) Extant : (1) Diodorus. (2) Justin. (3) Polyaenus. (4) Lesser Authorities.

(B) The Earliest Writers on Agathocles. (5) Antander. (6) Callias (7) Timaeus. (8) Duris.

Chapter II. Agathocles as an Adventurer.

(1) Story of Agathocles' Birth and Childhood.

(2) State of the West.

(3) His first Doings at Syracuse.

(4) His first Exile.

(5) Agathocles under the democracy.

(6) His second Exile.

(7) Agathocles becomes ruler of Syracuse.

Chapter III. Agathocles as a Soldier-Prince in Sicily.

(1) First War against the Greek Cities.

(2) Outbreak of the War against Carthage.

(3) Campaign of the Himeras.

(4) After the Fight.

(5) Agathocles starts for Africa.

Chapter IV. Agathocles' Warfare in Africa.

(1) The Landing and First Operations.

(2) Hamilcar's Attempt on Syracuse.

(3) The War in Africa 310-9.

(4) Death of Hamilcar.

(5) The Acragantine League

(6) Agathocles' third campaign

(7) The March of Ophellas

(8) Bomilcar's Rising.

(9) Conquest to the West of Carthage.

(10) Overthrow of the Acragantine League.

(11) Archagathus' Warfare in Africa.

(12) The End of the Campaign in Africa.

(13) African War as a whole

Chapter V. Agathocles' Last War against the Sicilians.

(1) Acts at Segesta and Syracuse

(2) Treaty with Carthage

(3) The Campaign of Gorgium

Chapter VI. Agathocles as King.

(1) His government.

(2) Descent on the Liparean Islands.

(3) The Adventures of Cleonymus.

(4) Agathocles' Wars in Corcyra and Italy.

(5) His last Italian War,

(6) Agathocles' last Acts and Death.

(7) His Character and Monuments. Conclusion.