Ancient Sicily

Germanic Kingdom (435-534)

Roman province

ancient Roman slave rebellion, 135-132 BCE

ancient slave rebellion (Roman Republic, 104-100 BC)

first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic

series of conflicts (580–265 BCE) between Carthage and Syracuse over control of Sicily

first military conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage, marking the start of the First Punic War

first encounter between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War

naval battle of the First Punic War that took place off Tyndaris (modern Tindari) in 257 BCE

civil war in the Roman Republic (42–36 BCE)

Roman victory leading to Panormus (modern-day Palermo) being under Roman control for the remainder of the First Punic War

thumb|right|upright|Ducetius Ducetius () (died 440 BCE) was a Hellenized leader of the Sicels and founder of a united Sicilian state and numerous cities. It is thought he may have been born around the town of Mineo. His story is told through the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus in the 1st century BCE, who drew on the work of Timaeus. He was a native Sicilian, but his education was Greek and was very much influenced by Greek civilization in Sicily. He is sometimes known by the Hellenized name of Douketios.

battle of the First Punic War resulting in a Roman retreat

thumbnail|Map of ancient Sicily Naulochus, Naulochos, Naulochoi, or Naulocha (; Greek: in Silius Italicus, in Suetonius, in Appian, meaning safe ship-sheltering), was an ancient city of Magna Graecia on the north coast of Sicily, between Mylae (modern Milazzo) and Cape Pelorus. It is known primarily from the great sea-fight in which Sextus Pompeius was defeated by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, 36 BCE, and which was fought between Mylae and Naulochus. (Suet. Aug. 16; Appian, B.C. v. 116-22.) Pompeius himself during the battle had been encamped with his land forces at Naulochus (Appian l. c. 12

Palike (; ) was an ancient city on Sicily. Its archeological site is located in Rocchicella on a spur of basalt in the valley of the Margi river. It lies at a distance of two kilometers to the west of the comune of Palagonia, but is part of the comune of Mineo, both in the province of Catania. The Sicilian Region has recently acquired the area and opened it to the public. An exhibition was created to show the materials found there during excavations.

In Greek mythology, Alpos (Ancient Greek: Ἄλπον) was Sicilian giant son of Gaea (Earth).

ancient language of the Italian Peninsula

naval battle of the Sicilian Revolt

son of Anchises in Greek mythology

Period of Sicilian history

Siceliot horseman and athlete

Engyon (Ancient Greek: ; ; in some Byzantine texts of Ptolemy and Plutarch) is an ancient town of the interior of Magna Graecia in Sicily, a Cretan colony, according to Diodorus Siculus and famous for an ancient temple of the Magna Mater (Mother Rhea) imported from Crete, which aroused the greed of Verres. It took its name from a spring that arose in the land chosen by the colonists, as explained in the following excerpt from Diodorus:

Archaeological site in Sicily, Italy

Echetla () was a town in ancient Sicily located between Carthaginian and Syracusan territory during the First Punic War. In 263 BC The Roman consul Appius Claudius Caudex laid siege to Echetla but was forced to withdraw to Messana after suffering many losses.