Siege of Rhegium
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title:
Siege of Rhegium
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The siege of Rhegium was undertaken in 387 BC by a Syracusan force against the city of Rhegium. The Syracusans were led by the tyrant Dionysius I. Dionysius took the city, and sold its inhabitants into slavery. Rhegium had allied with Carthage against Syracuse during the Third Sicilian War because Syracuse was a rival in Magna Graecia and both wanted to control the Strait of Messina. Now that Syracuse and Carthage had secured peace, Dionysius wanted revenge on Rhegium. Dionysius invaded the main
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387 BC siege by a Syracusan force
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Rhegium
date created:
2005-11-16T01:40:35Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T19:51:49Z
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