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In yellow the borders of the territories of Megara Hyblaia and Syrakousai in the 7C BC.



GENERAL HISTORY AREA IV (&V)

The east coast of Sicily was colonized by only three Greek states. The Chalcidians were the first. They founded Naxos (735/4 BC), Zankle, Leontinoi, Katane and Mylai. Corinth founded Syracuse in 734/3 BC. Between the areas of Leontinoi and Syracuse, Megarians founded after some difficulty Megara Hyblaia, 728/7 BC. From here Selinous was founded in 628/7 BC (or 651/0 BC). Syracuse consolidated her territory in the south-east by founding four new colonies Heloros, Akrai (663 BC), Kasmenai (643 BC) and Kamarina (600/590 BC). Gela founded by Dorians from Rhodes (688 BC) was so stopped in her expansions to the east. In 485 BC Gelon of Gela intervened in a civil war in Syracusa. He captured the city and made her his capital. In 480 BC Megara Hyblaia was destroyed by Gelon and so Syracusa was master of south-east Sicily. (Naxos and Leontinoi were already conquered by his elder brother Hippocrates (498-491 BC)). 
COLONISTS:

Chalcidians
           Naxos (735/4 BC),
           Zankle,
           Leontinoi (taken by Hippocrates of Gela 498-491),
           Katane,
           Mylai

650 BC     Himera


Corinth
734/3 BC   Syracusa

663 BC     Akrai,
643 BC     Kasmenai,
600/590 BC Kamarina, 466 BC Recolonized from Gela

Megarian
728/7 BC   Megara Hyblaia, 480 destroyed by Gelon

628/7
651/0 BC   Selinous


Dorians from Rhodes
688/7 BC   Gela

582 BC     Akragas