Sicily: Bronze to Roman

• 1000 B.C.- The Phoenecian traders from the Middle East established trading settlements along the north-western coast.
• 735 B.C.-Chaldians of Euboa establishes the first Greek city on the island of Sicily called Naxos.
• 485 B.C.- Geleon, the tyrant of Gela, centralizes the control of Syracuse in the city of Syracuse.
• 480 B.C.- Syracuse defeats Carthage at the battle of Himera.
• 413 B.C.- Syracuse absolutely destroys the Athenian Naval attack force.
• 409-309 B.C.- Carthage and Siculi create a series of indecisive wars with Syracuse.
• 282 B.C.- Italy begins their invasion of Sicily when former mercenaries from Italy take Messina.
• 264-241 B.C.- Rome and Carthage battle in the First Punic War.
• 263 B.C.- Syracuse allies with Rome as a vassal state, giving up all freedom.