8. Surnamed the Rhodian, distinguished himself during the siege of Lilybaeum by the skill
and daring with which he contrived to run in and out of the harbour of that place with his
single ship, and thus keep up the communication of the besieged with Carthage, in spite of the
vigilance of the Roman blockading squadron. At length, however, he fell into the hands of the
enemy, who subsequently made use of his galley, of the swiftness of which they had had so much
experience, as a model after which to construct their own. (