Drepana
Drepana | |
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| Drepana (modern-day Trapani) | |
Location of Drepana | |
Drepana Location of Drepana in Italy Drepana Drepana (Sicily) | |
| Coordinates: 38°00′54″N 12°30′45″E / 38.01500°N 12.51250°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Province | Trapani (TP) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Drepana (Ancient Greek: Δρέπανα) was an Elymian, Carthaginian, and Roman port in antiquity on the western coast of Sicily. It was the site of the Battle of Drepana where the Romans were defeated by the Carthaginians in 249 BC. It is now the modern Italian city of Trapani.