Sicily Campaign Map

[SicilianVespers]

Looks good! We should also add Palike, this was Ducetius' capital. I believe it would be located in the south east of Henna, and northern part of Camarina.

It would be good if we could find someone to do the skins. I would envision the Siculi/Sikels as a Hellenized barbarian faction. They were in contact with Greece & Anatolia since before Minoan times, and were not really barbarians. Maybe something like Thrace?

I am not sure how much you know about early Sicily, so here is some background for anyone interested.

There were three native tribes in Pre-Greek Sicily:

Siculi - Greeks called us Sikels, lived in the east. Italic related to the Latins.
Sicani - Lived in the west. Legend says they were from Iberia, but the material culture and archeology is same as the Siculi. Just to clarify, It wouldn't be proper to give them Iberian units at this time.
Elymi - Supposedly descended from Trojans or at least Aegeo-Anatolian peoples, lived in the north west. Eryx, Entella, Panormus, & Hippana area.

A fourth tribe could be added, the Morganti. They were a cremating Italic people that came after the 1200 BC some time. They didn't make a great impact on Siculan culture, was limited to Lipari and Milazzo area in the NE. By this time I don't think they can be distingished from the Siculi.

There were two waves of Indo-European Italic in Italy. An earlier inhuming (burying dead) and a second, later cremating group.

Even though the myths say they came from diffenent areas, the culture was the same for all three tribes. The Siculan culture was heavily influenced by the Aegeo-Anatolian cultures. rock-cut tholos (bee hive) tombs, palaces, etc. I was actually able to get into one of these 4,000 year old tombs, so cool.

The Sicilian Greeks should be called Sikeliots, and they called the island Sikelia.

Latin - Siculi & Sicilia
Greek - Sikels & Sikelia

Siculan Gods:
The Palici/Palikoi - Twin Volcanic/Geyser Gods.
Hadranus - War God, similar to Ares/Mars.
Would have to find my papers to get more....

Enough schooling, (I am currently writing a book on the Pre-History of Sicily, so I can't help myself)