THE SECOND VOLUME STRUGGLE FOR THE ASCENDANCY IN THE WEST
CHAPTER I. CARTHAGE. CHAPTER II. SICILY. CHAPTER III.THE FIRST PUNIC WAR, 264-241 B.C. First Period. To the capture of Agrigentum, 262 B.C. Second Period, 261-255 B.C. The first Roman fleet. Mylae. Ecnomus. Regulus in Africa. Third Period, 254-250 B.C. The victory at Panormus. Fourth Period, 250-249 B.C. Lilybaeum and Drepana. Fifth Period, 248-241 B.C. Hamilcar Barcas. Battle at the Aegatian Islands. Peace. CHAPTER IV. THE WAR OF THE MERCENARIES, 241-238 B.C. CHAPTER V. THE WAR WITH THE GAULS, 225-222 B.C. CHAPTER VI. THE FIRST ILLYRIAN WAR, 229-228 B.C. CHAPTER VII. THE SECOND ILLYRIAN WAR, 219 B.C. CHAPTER VIII. THE SECOND PUNIC OR HANNIBALIAN WAR, 218-201 B.C. First Period. From the beginning of the war to the battle of Cannae, 218-216 B.C. Second Period. From the battle of Cannae to the Revolution in Syracuse, 216-215 B.C. Third Period. The War in Sicily, 215-212 B.C. Fourth Period. From the taking of Syracuse to the capture of Capua, 212-211 B.C. Fifth Period. From the fall of Capua to the battle on the Metaurus, 211-207 B.C. Sixth Period. From the battle on the Metaurus to the taking of Locri, 207-205 B.C. Seventh Period. The War in Africa to the Conclusion of Peace, 204-201 B.C. CHAPTER IX. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PUNIC WAR