Carthaginian Empire – Episode 7: Handro And Athens
By: David Bowman
ISBN: 978-1-877546-84-6
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Dedication
History is written by the winners; for if treason succeeds none dare call it treason? I find the concepts this reveals to be fascinating. I can bore the teeth off anyone at twenty paces at parties if you get me going. Hopefully I won’t bore you here. My thanks to the team at Bluewood Publishing for giving me the opportunity to put my theories into practice. My thanks as ever to the people who encouraged me to write as a means of escaping the sometimes dreadful realities of life. I truly hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as I did writing them.
Carthaginian Empire – Episode 7: Handro and Athens
Having put Lysander ashore, Handro’s galley now rowed almost leisurely back out to sea to join the rest of his fleet. It was only two days across the water to Athens and he wanted to be sure the Athenian and Corinthian armies were fully committed before he moved into the attack. In the past, all naval assaults on Athens had been via the docks at Pireaus or Kantharos; Handro intended to try something different. He certainly had not confided that part of his plan to Lysander.
Handro hung around along the coast of the Spartan plateau for another day before he saw the signal from one of his spies. Knowing now that the main Athenian army was committed he gave his orders and the Carthaginian fleet set off.
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