Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)

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ancient war war

The Second Sicilian War was a major early 5th-century BC conflict in Sicily between the Greek city-states, led chiefly by Syracuse and its allies, and the Carthaginian Empire, which sought to expand its influence over the island.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sicilian theatre of Greco-Punic Wars	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Carthaginian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Carthaginian allies ⓘ Greek city-states in Sicily ⓘ Syracusan allies ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Carthaginian attempt to expand influence in Sicily ⓘ rivalry between Greek city-states and Carthage over control of Sicily ⓘ
conflictOver	control of Sicilian cities ⓘ trade routes in the central Mediterranean ⓘ
conflictType	Greek–Carthaginian conflict ⓘ
endTimeApprox	late 5th century BC ⓘ
era	5th century BC ⓘ
historicalContext	Carthaginian expansion in the western Mediterranean ⓘ classical Greek period ⓘ
historicalRegion	Magna Graecia NERFINISHED ⓘ
involves	Greek colonies in Sicily ⓘ Phoenician–Punic settlements in Sicily ⓘ
location	Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainTheater	eastern Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ western Sicily ⓘ
militaryNature	land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
notableFor	struggle between Greek and Punic powers for Sicily ⓘ
opponentOf	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Greek–Carthaginian wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryLeader	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	central Mediterranean ⓘ
relatedTo	First Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Carthaginian expansion in western Sicily ⓘ continued division of Sicily between Greek and Carthaginian spheres ⓘ
startTime	early 5th century BC ⓘ
startTimeApprox	c. 410s BC ⓘ
strategicObjective	preserve and extend Greek power in Sicily ⓘ secure Carthaginian dominance in western Sicily ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOf	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theron of Akragas → event → Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ

Battle of Himera → theatre → Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sicilian theatre of Greco-Punic Wars