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Carthaginian
general who twice made conquests of the Greeks in Sicily that brought
him to the gates of Syracuse and twice had his momentum broken by
plague among his soldiers.
In
the first campaign (406 BC), Himilco's army conquered and sacked
Acragas, Gela, and Camarina. An epidemic among his troops, however, led
him to sign a peace treaty in 405 BC with Dionysius the Elder, the
Syracusan tyrant. This treaty left Carthage in control of most of
Sicily. In 398 Dionysius attacked the Carthaginian positions in Sicily.
Himilco returned to Sicily in 396, conquering the north coast and
arriving once more at the gates of Syracuse, only to have the plague
break the health and morale of his soldiers. The Syracusans
counterattacked and completely defeated Himilco's army.
He returned home and committed suicide.
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