- with Rome. In
Roman times Messina, then
known as
Messana, had an
important pharos (lighthouse).
Messana was the base of ****tus Pompeius,
during his war...
- The
Battle of
Messana in 264 BC was the
first military clash between the
Roman Republic and Carthage. It
marked the
start of the
First Punic War. In that...
-
Dicaearchus of
Messana (/ˌdɪkeɪˈɑːrkəs ... məˈsɑːnə/;
Ancient Gr****: Δικαίαρχος Dikaiarkhos; c. 370/350 – c. post 323 BC), also
written Dikaiarchos (/ˈdɪkaɪɑːrk/)...
-
Punic War (264 to 241 BC). In 265 BCE, the
Mamertines who were
occupying Messana were
being threatened by
Hiero II of Syracuse. Consequently, they sent...
-
Messana O'Rorke is an
American architecture and
interior design firm that was
founded in 1996 in New York City. It has won a
number of
design awards for...
- citizens,
while smaller ones like
Himera and
Messana mustered between 5,000 and 6,000 soldiers.
Messana had
mobilized 30
triremes against Syracuse in...
-
islands in the Mediterranean,
control of
Messana could lead to the
conquest of Sicily. Additionally,
Messana was an
excellent staging area if the Carthaginians...
- over
possession of Sicily. In 265 BC,
Hiero II of
Syracuse had
attacked Messana (modern Messina) in an
attempt to
capture it from the Mamertines, mercenaries...
- Erymanthos). John
Bennet expressed the
opinion that by
Mezana is
meant Messana, a
Mycenaean Gr**** form of Messene. He
supposed that the
region around...
- The war
began in 264 BC with the
Romans gaining a
foothold on
Sicily at
Messana (modern Messina). The
Romans then
pressed Syracuse, the only significant...
