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Establishment of Greek colonies in Sicily (8th–5th centuries BCE)

Establishment of Greek colonies in Sicily (8th–5th centuries BCE)

  1. Naxos founded as first Greek colony

    Labels: Naxos, Theocles
  2. Syracuse founded by Corinthian colonists

    Labels: Syracuse, Corinth
  3. Zancle founded controlling Strait of Messina

    Labels: Zancle, Strait of
  4. Catana founded by settlers from Naxos

    Labels: Catana, Naxos
  5. Leontini founded as inland Chalcidian colony

    Labels: Leontini, Chalcidian
  6. Megara Hyblaea established north of Syracuse

    Labels: Megara Hyblaea, Megara
  7. Gela founded by Rhodian and Cretan settlers

    Labels: Gela, Rhodes
  8. Selinus founded, pushing Greek presence westward

    Labels: Selinus, Megara Hyblaea
  9. Greek victory at Himera checks Carthaginian expansion

    Labels: Battle of, Gelon
  10. Ducetius builds a Sicel federation against Greek pressures

    Labels: Ducetius, Siculi
  11. Ducetius defeated, limiting unified Sicel resistance

    Labels: Ducetius, Syracuse-Akragas
  12. Carthage destroys Himera, ending an early colony

    Labels: Himera, Carthage
  13. Carthaginian campaigns culminate in Gela’s destruction

    Labels: Gela, Carthage