Conquests of Agathocles of Syracuse
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Conquests by Agathocles, tyrant of the Polis of Syracuse (Sicily).
Chronology
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January 316 BC: In -317 B.C., Agathocles, the ruler of Syracuse, laid siege to the city of Engyon. The siege resulted in the conquest of Engyon by Syracuse in 311 B.C. Agathocles was a prominent Greek tyrant and general who played a significant role in the history of Sicily during this time.
January 303 BC: Lipara prospered, but in 304 BC Agathokles took the town by treachery.
January 315 BC: Syracuse resumed the hegemonic policy around 316 BC by the tyrant Agathocles, who subdued the other Sicilian cities, proclaiming himself "Βασιλεύς τῆς Σικελίας " (Basilèus teas Sikelìas) i.e. "King of Sicily".
January 310 BC: In 317 BC, Agathocles, a powerful ruler of Syracuse, laid siege to the city of Gela, eventually conquering it in 311 BC. Gela was an important Greek colony in Sicily, and its fall to Agathocles marked a significant victory for Syracuse in its quest for dominance in the region.
January 310 BC: Agathocles was a tyrant of Syracuse who sought to expand his power over other cities in Sicily. Gela was a Greek colony founded in the 5th century BC. The conquest of Gela by Agathocles was part of his aggressive military campaigns to dominate the region.
January 300 BC: The city of Kasmenai was abandoned towards the end of the 4th century BC.
January 293 BC: In 294 BC Agathocles, Tyrant of Syracuse conquers Hipponion.
January 288 BC: Later we find Taormina included in the Hellenistic reign of the Siceliot sovereign Agathocles.
