Sicily. Kamarina
413-405 BCE
AE 14.89mm, 2.88g
Obverse: Head of Gorgoneion facing
Reverse: KAMA, owl standing right, head facing, holding lizard in talon; ••• in exergue
SNG ANS 1221
The ruins of Kamarina today reside in the province of Ragusa in Sicily. In the city of Ragusa, a museum exists for the site. One of its streets is also named “Camarine”. Most of its history involves occupations by various larger players in its vicinity, primarily Syracuse, Carthage, and Rome. Its destruction by Carthage in 259 BCE hastened its decline, and by the time of Strabo it was mostly depopulated.
Kamarina founded by Syracuse
Sack of Kamarina by Syracuse
Kamarina again rebels against Syracuse
Kamarina destroyed by Gela
Kamarina refounded by Gela
Kamarina and Gela conclude an armistice
Kamarina votes to stay neutral
Kamarina is sacked by Carthage
Kamarina returns to control of Syracuse
Kamarina is destroyed by Syracuse
Carthage under Hamilcar seizes Kamarina