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Aetna (city)
37.6167° N, 14.9000° E
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Aetna (Ancient Greek: Αἴτνη, Aítnē), was an ancient city of Magna Graecia in Sicily, situated at the foot of the mountain of the same name, on its southern declivity. It was originally a Sicelian city, and was called Inessa or Inessum.
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Athenian attack (426 BCE)
426 BCE
Dionysius captures Aetna (403 BCE)
403 BCE
Carthaginian invasion (396 BCE)
396 BCE
Timoleon captures Aetna (339 BCE)
339 BCE
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