Elymians
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The Elymians were an ancient tribal people who inhabited the western part of Sicily during the Bronze Age and Classical antiquity.
The Elymian temple at Segesta, Sicily.
Sicels
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The Sicels were an Indo-European tribe who inhabited eastern Sicily, their namesake, during the Iron Age. They spoke the Siculian language. After the defeat of the Sicels at the Battle of Nomae in 450
Elymians
…coming from Italy, driven out by the Oenotrians. Furthermore, for the Greek historian, the Elymians would also have contributed to the formation of the Sicels. The Elymian language is considered to have been a part of the Indo-European language family. While an ancient tradition that the Elymians came from…
Ruins of Castiglione di Ragusa, near Ragusa, a Sicel town founded in the 7th century BC.