Siege of Motya

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The siege of Motya took place in summer 398 BC in western Sicily. Dionysius, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased his military power and had tightened his grip on Syracuse. He had fortified Syracuse against sieges and had created a large army of mercenaries and a large fleet, in addition to employing the catapult and quinqueremes for the first time in history. In 398 BC, he attacked and sacked the Phoenician city of Motya despite the Carthaginian relief effort led by Himilco. Carthage also lost most of her territorial gains secured in 405 BC after Dionysius declared war on Carthage in 398 BC.

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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict217Battle of Lilybaeumnaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict240Battle of the Aegates Islandsnaval battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict248Battle of DrepanaCarthage, naval battle, Ancient RomeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict248Siege of DrepanasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict249Siege of LilybaeumsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict275Siege of LilybaeumAncient Carthage, siegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict276Siege of Eryxsiege, Ancient Carthage, EpirusWikidata
    eventarmed conflict276Siege of EryxsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict367Siege of LilybaeumsiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict397Siege of MotyasiegeWikidata
    eventarmed conflict450Battle of MotyaSicels, Acragas, Syrakousai, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1299Battle of FalconariabattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1943Battle of the Cigno ConvoyUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    sitecastleCastello di Santa CaterinacastleWikidata
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