products mentioned above. They were attacked several times by the Cartha-ginians with superior forces, but, thanks to the hilly nature of the ground and thedifficulty of penetrating into their secret caves, they were able to preserve theirindependence (Diodorus, V. xv. 4). 4 A History of Art in… … Fig. 2.—Sardinia. surprises (Fig. 2). Another safeguard for these populations wastheir extreme poverty ; possessing nothing which tempted Inland Tribes. cupidity, they were unmolested and not deemed worth fightingfor. But the importance of possessing Sardinia was renderedevident to the Romans…
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