Region: Southern Europe · Coordinates: 37.503, 15.088 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 476 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Hieron expelled the inhabitants of Naxos and Catana and sent in settlers of his own. |
| 467 BC | Diodorus Siculus, Library of History | Hieron, king of Syracuse, died at Catana and received the honors due a hero. |
| 425 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | An eruption of Mount Etna burns the territory of Catana |
| 415 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | While Alcibiades speaks, the soldiers break down a postern and enter Catana, and Catana votes for the alliance |
| 415 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | The state ship Salaminia arrives at Catana to summon Alcibiades |
| 415 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | Athens sends a Catanian spy to draw the Syracusan army toward Catana, then lands at Syracuse by ship overnight |
| 415 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | The Athenians count about 260 Syracusan dead and about 50 of their own, and return to winter base at Catana |
| 414 BC | Thucydides, History of the Peloponnesian War | 250 cavalry, 30 mounted archers and 300 talents of silver arrive from Athens |
| 338 BC | Plutarch's Parallel Lives | At Catana he defeats Mamercus in a battle near the river Abolus |