Zankle/Messana

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A Greek polis in ancient Sikelia.

Establishment

January 749 BC: Zankle/Messana was founded around the eight century BC.

Chronology

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1. Sicilian Wars

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.

January 489 BC: Cleander of Gela and his brother Hippocrates successfully took over both Ionian and Dorian Greek territory, and by 490 BC, Zankle, Leontini, Catana, Naxos, besides neighboring Sicel lands and Camarina had fallen under Gelan control.

1.1.Seventh 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 314 BC: In 315 BC, Agathocles, the tyrant of Syracuse, seized the city of Messana, present-day Messina. Agathocles was a powerful and ambitious ruler who sought to expand his territory and influence in Sicily during this time. The capture of Messana was a strategic move in his efforts to control the region.