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Segesta
37.9414° N, 12.8322° E
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Segesta (Greek: Ἔγεστα, Egesta, or Σέγεστα, Ségesta, or Αἴγεστα, Aígesta; Sicilian: Siggesta) was one of the major cities of the Elymians, one of the three indigenous peoples of Sicily. The other major cities of the Elymians were Eryx and Entella. It is located in the northwestern part of Sicily in Italy, near the modern commune of Calatafimi-Segesta in the province of Trapani. The hellenization of Segesta happened very early and had a profound effect on its people.
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Conflict with Selinus
c. 580 BCE
Dispute over Mazarus territory
454 BCE
Treaty with Athens under Laches
426 BCE
Carthaginian relief and victory
410 BCE
Siege by Dionysius I
397 BCE
Agathocles massacre and renaming
307 BCE
Alliance with Pyrrhus
276 BCE
Attack during First Punic War
264 BCE
Athenian Sicilian Expedition related aid
415–413 BCE
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