Syrakousai (Rome)

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Syracuse was founded in 734 or 733 BC by Greek settlers from Corinth and Tenea. Initally a colony, it became an independent city-state and a regional power in Sicily, controlling directly or indirectly the eastern part of the island. Syracuse became a Roman ally and vassal during the First Punic War.

Establishment

January 262 BC: The Romans besiege Syracuse. Tyrabt Hiero II asks for peace and becomes an ally of Rome.

January 262 BC: By the treaty concluded by the Romans with Hieron II, king of Syracuse (270 - 215 BC), Akrai was included in the dominions of that monarch.

January 262 BC: In 263 BC, as Diodorus Siculus recalls, together with Akrai, Leontinoi, Megara Iblea, Netum and Tauromenion, Heloron was part of the possessions recognized by the Romans, engaged in the First Punic War, to Hiero II of Syracuse.

Chronology

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1. Punic Wars

Were a series of wars between 264 and 146 BC fought between Rome and Carthage. The wars ended with the Roman conquest of the Carthaginian Empire.

1.1.First Punic War

Was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean. .

March 241 BC: After the death of the tyrant Phintias, Akragas passed under Carthaginian control.

March 241 BC: After the treaty of protection that Syracuse signed with the Romans, Syracuse was allowed to retain only its city territory.

1.1.1.Invasion of Sicily

Was the Roman invasion of Sicily during the First Punic War.

January 260 BC: Enna and Halaesa surrender to Rome.

January 250 BC: During the First Punic War, Carthaginian general Hanno reinforced the garrison in Sicily and successfully retook the city of Agrigento in -251. This victory was part of Carthage's efforts to maintain control over the island and push back against Roman advances.

1.2.Second Punic War

Was the second of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean. It ended with a Roman victory and the territories of Carthage were reduced to its core territory in modern-day Tunisia.

1.2.1.Italian Front (Second Punic War)

Was the Carthaginian military campaign in the Italian Peninsula led by General Hannibal during the Second Punic War.

December 212 BC: The support of Syracuse for Carthage provokes the Roman siege of the city. Rome conquers Syracuse and its territories.