What the records say
- When
- 398 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 12.47° E
- Description
- siege during Second Sicilian War
Siege of Motya
Siege during Second Sicilian War
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.
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