"The Siege of Motya took place either in 398 or 397 BC in western Sicily. Dionysius, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased his military power and had tightened his grip on Syracuse. He had fortified Syracuse against sieges and had created a large army of mercenaries and a large fleet, in addition to employing the catapult and quinqueremes for the first time in history."@en . "Siege of Motye (398 BC)"@en . "Syracuse Sicilian Greeks" . . "Unknown" . "Carthage" . . "100,000, 100triremes" . . . "80,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, 200 ships, 500 transports" . .