Carthaginian invasion of Sicily (480 BC)

Target entity: Carthaginian invasion of Sicily (480 BC)
Context triple: [Gelon of Gela, conflict, Carthaginian invasion of Sicily (480 BC)]

• A. Punic Sicily
  Punic Sicily was the Carthaginian-controlled region of western Sicily that served as a major center of Phoenician-Punic culture and a strategic hub in the conflicts with Greek city-states and later Rome.
• B. Sicilian Expedition
  The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
• C. Roman siege of Carthage
  The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
• D. Siege of Mytilene (406 BC)
  The Siege of Mytilene (406 BC) was a key episode in the late Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces blockaded the Athenian-held city of Mytilene on Lesbos, prompting the Athenian naval response that led to the Battle of Arginusae.
• E. Siege of Agrigentum
  The Siege of Agrigentum was a pivotal early engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces captured the key Carthaginian stronghold of Agrigentum in Sicily, marking Rome’s first major victory outside the Italian peninsula.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Carthaginian invasion of Sicily (480 BC)
Target entity description: The Carthaginian invasion of Sicily in 480 BC was a major military campaign by Carthage against the Greek city-states on the island, culminating in the decisive Battle of Himera.

• A. Punic Sicily
  Punic Sicily was the Carthaginian-controlled region of western Sicily that served as a major center of Phoenician-Punic culture and a strategic hub in the conflicts with Greek city-states and later Rome.
• B. Sicilian Expedition
  The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
• C. Roman siege of Carthage
  The Roman siege of Carthage was the brutal, years-long assault (149–146 BC) in which Rome captured and destroyed the North African city of Carthage, ending the Third Punic War and Carthaginian power.
• D. Siege of Mytilene (406 BC)
  The Siege of Mytilene (406 BC) was a key episode in the late Peloponnesian War in which Spartan forces blockaded the Athenian-held city of Mytilene on Lesbos, prompting the Athenian naval response that led to the Battle of Arginusae.
• E. Siege of Agrigentum
  The Siege of Agrigentum was a pivotal early engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces captured the key Carthaginian stronghold of Agrigentum in Sicily, marking Rome’s first major victory outside the Italian peninsula.
• F. None of above. chosen