Akragas
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A Greek polis in ancient Sikelia.
Establishment
January 579 BC: Foundation of Agrigento by citizens of Gaela.
Chronology
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Were a series of conflicts fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse (Sicily) over the control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean.
1.1.First Sicilian War
Was a conflict fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse (Sicily) over the control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean.
January 482 BC: Carthage, a powerful city-state in North Africa, came to the aid of Terrilus, the tyrant of Himera, after he was overthrown by Theron, the ruler of Akragas in Sicily, in 483 BC. This intervention led to a significant conflict between Carthage and Akragas.
1.2.Second Sicilian War
Was a conflict fought between ancient Carthage and the Greek city-states led by Syracuse (Sicily) over the control of Sicily and the western Mediterranean.
January 408 BC: After the Punic invasion of 409 BC, the ancient Greek city of Herakleia Minoa, located in Sicily, fell under the control of Carthage. This marked a significant shift in power in the region, as Carthage expanded its influence in the Mediterranean.
January 408 BC: Hannibal Mago, a Carthaginian general, destroyed Himera in -409 after winning the Second Battle against the Greek city-state. This victory allowed Carthage to gain control of the territory previously held by Himera.
February 408 BC: Hannibal Mago, a Carthaginian general, destroyed Himera after winning the Second Battle against the Greek city-state. The territory of Himera then went to Akragas, another Greek city-state in Sicily. This event took place in -408.
January 405 BC: Himilco, Hannibal Mago's successor, captured and sacked Akragas.
January 500 BC: From the end of the 6th century BC, Eraclea Minoa came under the dominion of Akragas.
January 338 BC: Akragas was refounded in IV Century BC.
Disestablishment
January 279 BC: Syracuse attacked and defeated Akragas.
