Editing 307 BC (section)

==== North Africa ====
* [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]], the tyrant of [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], (who has been campaigning in North Africa for several years) launches a surprise attack on [[Utica, Tunisia|Utica]]. He captures around 300 citizens outside the walls and tries to negotiate a surrender of the city; Utica refuses. Agathocles then uses the prisoners as human shields by binding them to his siege engines.<ref name=Diod54>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#54|volume=XX|chapter=54}}</ref>
* [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]] assaults the walls of Utica. The Uticans, despite having to inflict death and injury on their fellow citizens, fiercely defend their city. Eventually, Agathocles' army is able to break into the city, they sacked the city and left behind a garrison.<ref name=Diod54/><ref name=Diod55>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#55|volume=XX|chapter=55}}</ref>
*  [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]] besieges and takes a town called [[Hippo Diarrhytus|Hippu Acra]]. After capturing Hippu Acra several towns and cities come over to his side; even some [[Numidians|Numidian]] tribes start sending their warriors to join Agathocles.<ref name=Diod55/>
* With his expeditionary army now superior in numbers to the Carthaginians, Agathocles decides to leave his son [[Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Archagathus]] in command of the African campaign and return to [[Sicily]]. He starts constructing transports and when enough ships have been built sets sail for Sicily.<ref name=Diod55/>
* [[Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Archagathus]] sends Eumachus, one of his father's generals, on two successful inland campaigns. On both occasions Eumachus gained a lot of war booty.<ref name=Diod57>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#57|volume=XX|chapter=57}}</ref><ref name=Diod58>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#58|volume=XX|chapter=58}}</ref>  
* [[Carthage]] musters (30,000 soldiers in total) and sends out three armies; one inland, one into the midlands, and one against the cities along the coast.<ref name=Diod59>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#59|volume=XX|chapter=59}}</ref>
* [[Archagathus (son of Agathocles of Syracuse)|Archagathus]] counters by dividing his army in three and sending them against the Carthaginian armies. Unfortunately for the Greeks, one army (commanded by Aeschrion) gets ambushed and another (commanded by Eumachus) is defeated in battle. Archagathus retreats to [[Tunis]], regroups his army and sends messengers to his father in Sicily to inform him on the situation .The Carthaginians concentrate their forces at Tunis as well and start a blockade of the city.<ref name=Diod60>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#60|volume=XX|chapter=60}}</ref><ref name=Diod61>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#61|volume=XX|chapter=61}}</ref>
* [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]] returns to his expeditionary army. Trying to restore his army's moral, he fights a battle under less than ideal conditions and suffers a bloody defeat (losing 3,000 soldiers).<ref name=Diod64>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#64|volume=XX|chapter=64}}</ref>
* During a victory ceremony involving human sacrifice (the Carthaginians sacrificed prisoners of war by burning them alive) the Carthaginian camp catches fire, in the ensuing panic the Carthaginian army breaks and flees back to Carthage.<ref name=Diod65>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#65|volume=XX|chapter=65}}</ref><ref name=Diod66>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#66|volume=XX|chapter=66}}</ref>
* 5,000 Libyans deserters, who came fleeing back to Agathocles' camp, cause panic in the Greek camp, scattering the army.<ref name=Diod67>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#67|volume=XX|chapter=67}}</ref>
* After the lost battle and the night-time panic, all his Libyan allies desert. With his army in no condition to fight on, Agathocles decides to return to Sicily.<ref name=Diod68>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#68|volume=XX|chapter=68}}</ref><ref name=Diod69>{{cite book|last=Siculus|first=Diodorus|title=Library|url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Diodorus_Siculus/20B*.html#69|volume=XX|chapter=69}}</ref>
* [[Agathocles of Syracuse|Agathocles]] abandons his army and his sons and secretly sails back to Sicily. His soldiers kill his sons in anger.<ref name=Diod68/><ref name=Diod69/>