Drepana
Comune in Sicily, ItalyDrepana was an Elymian, Carthaginian, and Roman port in antiquity on the western coast of Sicily. It was the site of a crushing Roman defeat by the Carthaginians in 249 BC. It eventually developed into the modern Italian city of Trapani.
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Trapani
Comune in Sicily, Italy
Battle of Drepana
249 BC Carthaginian naval victory in the First Punic War
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani
Roman Catholic diocese in Italy
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Siege of Drepana
Siege of the First Punic War lasting from 249 to 241 BCE
Trapani Cathedral
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Frazione in Sicily, Italy
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Frazione in Sicily, Italy
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