Thanks! I like reading about different perspectives too and I'm glad it worked. There's another new perspective in the next chapter.
Thanks, again, for inspiring the title of the last chapter! Syracuse has indeed survived this Carthaginian attack, but they might not be sending their soldiers against the targets which we would expect.
Thanks, we'll find out the identify of the cloaked figure (the commander of Carthage's main army in Sicily and southern Italy) in the next chapter. His achievements might rival those of Mascarada.
Thanks! There might be more battles against Greek city-states to come. The Greek city states of Athens and Macedon have built empires (as you'll see in the map in the next chapter), although they are trading with Carthage so they aren't an immediate threat.
Thanks NorseThing, I was thinking of the historical parallels as I wrote that chapter.
Thanks, yes Carthage is doing well after its difficult days, but there will be more challenges ahead.