Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)

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ancient war war

The Second Sicilian War was a major early 5th-century BC conflict in Sicily between the Greek city-states, led chiefly by Syracuse and its allies, and the Carthaginian Empire, which sought to expand its influence over the island.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
First Sicilian War	1
Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) canonical	1
Sicilian theatre of Greco-Punic Wars	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11582276 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)
Context triple: [Theron of Akragas, event, Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)]

A. Corinth–Corcyra War
The Corinth–Corcyra War was a late 5th-century BCE conflict between the Greek city-states of Corinth and its colony Corcyra, whose tensions and alliances helped set the stage for the Peloponnesian War.
B. Cretan War
The Cretan War was a 17th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, primarily over control of the island of Crete.
C. Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
D. Aetolian War
The Aetolian War was a conflict in the early 2nd century BC in which Rome and its allies fought the Aetolian League in Greece as part of Rome’s expansion into the Hellenistic world.
E. Second Messenian War
The Second Messenian War was an early 7th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which the Messenians, led by the hero Aristomenes, mounted a major but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Spartan domination.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)
Target entity description: The Second Sicilian War was a major early 5th-century BC conflict in Sicily between the Greek city-states, led chiefly by Syracuse and its allies, and the Carthaginian Empire, which sought to expand its influence over the island.

A. Corinth–Corcyra War
The Corinth–Corcyra War was a late 5th-century BCE conflict between the Greek city-states of Corinth and its colony Corcyra, whose tensions and alliances helped set the stage for the Peloponnesian War.
B. Cretan War
The Cretan War was a 17th-century conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, primarily over control of the island of Crete.
C. Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
D. Aetolian War
The Aetolian War was a conflict in the early 2nd century BC in which Rome and its allies fought the Aetolian League in Greece as part of Rome’s expansion into the Hellenistic world.
E. Second Messenian War
The Second Messenian War was an early 7th-century BCE conflict in ancient Greece in which the Messenians, led by the hero Aristomenes, mounted a major but ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Spartan domination.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient war ⓘ war ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Carthaginian Empire ⓘ Carthaginian allies ⓘ Greek city-states in Sicily ⓘ Syracusan allies ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
cause	Carthaginian attempt to expand influence in Sicily ⓘ rivalry between Greek city-states and Carthage over control of Sicily ⓘ
conflictOver	control of Sicilian cities ⓘ trade routes in the central Mediterranean ⓘ
conflictType	Greek–Carthaginian conflict ⓘ
endTimeApprox	late 5th century BC ⓘ
era	5th century BC ⓘ
historicalContext	Carthaginian expansion in the western Mediterranean ⓘ classical Greek period ⓘ
historicalRegion	Magna Graecia ⓘ
involves	Greek colonies in Sicily ⓘ Phoenician–Punic settlements in Sicily ⓘ
location	Sicily ⓘ
mainTheater	eastern Sicily ⓘ western Sicily ⓘ
militaryNature	land warfare ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ
notableFor	struggle between Greek and Punic powers for Sicily ⓘ
opponentOf	Carthage ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
partOf	Greek–Carthaginian wars ⓘ linked to: Greco-Punic wars
primaryLeader	Carthage ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ
region	central Mediterranean ⓘ
relatedTo	First Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ Third Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ
result	Carthaginian expansion in western Sicily ⓘ continued division of Sicily between Greek and Carthaginian spheres ⓘ
startTime	early 5th century BC ⓘ
startTimeApprox	c. 410s BC ⓘ
strategicObjective	preserve and extend Greek power in Sicily ⓘ secure Carthaginian dominance in western Sicily ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOf	Carthage ⓘ Syracuse ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theron of Akragas → event → Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts) ⓘ

Battle of Himera → theatre → Sicilian theatre of Greco-Punic Wars ⓘ

linked to: Second Sicilian War (Greek–Carthaginian conflicts)

Segesta archaeological site → associatedWith → First Sicilian War ⓘ