Echetla
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Echetla was a town in ancient Sicily
located between Carthaginian and Syracusan territory during the First Punic War
. In 263 BC The Roman consul Appius Claudius Caudex
unsuccessfully laid siege to Echetla but was forced to withdraw to Messana after suffering many losses.
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
located between Carthaginian and Syracusan territory during the First Punic War
First Punic War
The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Ancient Carthage and the Roman Republic. For 23 years, the two powers struggled for supremacy in the western Mediterranean Sea, primarily on the Mediterranean island of Sicily and its surrounding waters but also to a lesser extent in...
. In 263 BC The Roman consul Appius Claudius Caudex
Appius Claudius Caudex
Appius Claudius Caudex was a patrician member of the Claudii. He was the grandson of Appius Claudius Caecus through his father Gaius Claudius, and served as consul in 264 BC....
unsuccessfully laid siege to Echetla but was forced to withdraw to Messana after suffering many losses.