... of war and a most important factor-they had no fleet. Carthage expected that this would be the case for the Romans, and encouraged by another faction in Messana, sent the help that the Mamertines required. The Carthaginians arrived, occupied Messana and reconciled with Hiero. Some of the Mamertinesbecame worried about this and so they requested Roman assistance against the Carthaginians. They ... sent an embassy to Rome, requesting help to remove the Carthaginian garrison basing their request on the fact that they were fellow-countrymen. The Mamertines were not Greeks, and could be very...

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