The siege of Motya took place in summer 398 BC in western Sicily. Dionysius, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased his military...

Motya was an ancient and powerful city on San Pantaleo Island off the west coast of Sicily, in the Stagnone Lagoon between Drepanum (modern Trapani) and...

Motya eventually fell after days of fierce street fighting. After capturing Motya, Dionysius kept Segesta and Entella under siege, garrisoned Motya and...

attested by Diodorus Siculus as part of the equipment of a Greek army in 399 BC, and subsequently used at the siege of Motya in 397 BC. The word 'catapult'...

The Motya (or Mozia) Charioteer is a marble statue dating from the ancient Greek Classical Period. It was found in October 1979 in the ancient city of Motya...

for the siege of Motya by Dionysius of Syracuse, Himilco of the Magonid family of Carthage led a substantial force to Sicily. After retaking Motya and founding...

Siege of Akragas (406 BC) – Sicilian Wars Siege of Samos (405 BC) – Peloponnesian War Siege of Athens (405–404 BC) – Peloponnesian War Siege of Motya (398...

commencing the Siege of Motya and capturing the city. Himilco responded decisively, leading an expedition which not only reclaimed Motya, but also captured...

sacked the Phoenician city of Motya despite a Carthaginian relief effort led by Himilco II of Carthage. While Motya was under siege, Dionysius besieged and...

made during the siege of Motya by Dionysius. Torsion siege engine pieces were probably invented in Macedonia, shortly before the times of Alexander III...