Classical era · 409 BCE
Battle of Selinus
The Battle of Selinus, which took place early in 409 BC, is the opening battle of the so-called Second Sicilian War. The ten-day-long siege and battle was fought in Sicily between the Carthaginian forces under Hannibal Mago (a king of Carthage of the Magonid family, not the famous Hannibal of the Barcid family) and the Dorian Greeks of Selinus.
- When
- 409 BCE
- Where
- Selinunte
- Era
- Classical
Topics
Before and after
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