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The Mamertines held the town of Messina for over 20 years. They changed it from a bustling town of farmers and traders to a raiding base. The Mamertines became pirates on land and sea. Taking advantage of the war-weary Sicilians, they looted the nearby settlements and captured trade ships on the strait, carrying their plunder back to their base.
In 265 BCE, the Mamertines who were occupying Messana were being threatened by Hiero II of Syracuse. Consequently, they sent appeals for assistance to Rome and Carthage. [2] The Carthaginians were first to respond, dispatching a small force commanded by Hanno to occupy the citadel of Messana and patrol the strait of Messina. [3]
Messina (/ m ɛ ˈ s iː n ə / mess-EE ... In 288 BC the Mamertines seized the city by treachery, killing all the men and taking the women as their wives.
282 BCE - Mamertines take Messina (approximate date). [3] 241 BCE - Messina becomes a civitas foederata. [3] 35 BCE - Messina attacked by forces of Octavian. [3] 520 CE - Roman Catholic diocese of Messina active (approximate date). [4] 535 CE - Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire takes Sicily. [5] 843 - Arabs in power. [5] [3] 1061 - Normans in ...
The Mamertines hand the city over to Appius Claudius, but the Carthaginians return to set up a blockade. The Syracusans, meanwhile, are also stationed outside the city. Appius Claudius leads his troops outside the city of Messina to defeat the Syracusans in battle forcing Hiero to retreat back to Syracuse.
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In 264 BC he returned and attacked the Mamertines again. The Mamertines became desperate and called in the aid of Rome. [3] Hiero at once joined the Punic leader Hanno, who had recently landed in Sicily; but fighting a battle to an inconclusive outcome with the Romans led by the consul Appius Claudius Caudex, he withdrew to Syracuse. [4] [1]