Editing Trapani (section)

=== Carthaginian Influence ===
[[File:Trapani1.JPG|thumb|Torre Peliade (Colombaia)]]
Between the [[9th century BC|9th]] and [[8th century BC|8th]] centuries BC, Trapani came under [[Punic people|Punic]] influence. Throughout the subsequent wars against the Greeks and [[Syracuse, Sicily|Syracuse]], Trapani fortified itself and remained a steadfast ally of [[Ancient Carthage|Carthage]]. In [[260 BC]], [[Hamilcar Barca|Hamilcar]] arrived in Sicily, reinforced the city's defensive walls, and constructed the ''[[Castello di Terra]]'', the ''[[Torre Pali]]'', and the ''[[Torre Peliade]]'' (also known as ''Colombaia''). He also relocated part of Erice's population to Trapani. The Carthaginian general [[Adherbal (admiral)|Adherbal]], who had established his military headquarters in the city, defeated the [[Roman people|Romans]] in the [[Battle of Drepana]]. Together with [[Lilybaeum]] (modern-day Marsala), Drepana was among the last Carthaginian strongholds in Sicily.