Sicily (Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia, /siˈtʃilja/) is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and an autonomous region of Italy. Minor islands around it are also considered to be part of Sicily.
Throughout much of its history, Sicily has been considered a crucial strategic location due in large part to its importance for Mediterranean trade routes. The area was highly regarded as part of Magna Graecia, with Cicero describing Siracusa as the ...
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Contained by:
Events:
- First Servile War ,
- Allied invasion of Sicily ,
- Operation Chestnut ,
- Sicilian Vespers ,
- Sicilian Expedition ,
- Battle of Cape Ecnomus ,
- Battle of Drepana ,
- War of the Quadruple Alliance ,
- Second Servile War ,
- Pyrrhic War
Also known as:
- Sicilia,
- Sicile,
- Regione Autonoma Siciliana,
- Regione Siciliana,
- Sizilien
