The independent policy pursued by Ducetius in…
453 BCE to 442 BCE
The independent policy pursued by Ducetius in Sicily leads to an alliance of Syracuse and Akragas against him.
After minor preliminary successes (including the capture of Inessa from its Greek colonists), he is decisively defeated by their combined forces in 450 and loses the confidence of the Siculi.
On the strength of earlier connections, he takes refuge in Syracuse, then goes to Corinth.