City of Trapani

The naval Battle of Drepana (or Drepanum) took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Trapani, western Sicily between the fleets of Carthage under Adherbal and the Roman Republic under Publius Claudius Pulcher. The Roman fleet was destroyed with the loss of 93 ships and 8,000–20,000 men in Carthage's greatest naval victory of the war.

The naval Battle of Phintias took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Licata, southern Sicily between the fleets of Carthage under Carthalo and the Roman Republic under Lucius Junius Pullus. The Carthaginian fleet had intercepted the Roman Fleet off Phintias, and had forced it to seek shelter.

The Italian Catholic diocese of Trapani is in Sicily. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.

Marausa is a frazione of the comune of Trapani. It is located on the coastal road to Trapani airport, 8.7 km from the city of Trapani.

Guarrato is a frazione of the comune of Trapani, located on the road to Marsala, about 10 km from Trapani city, on the west coast of Sicily in Italy.The origin of the settlement dates to the 13th century. According to one theory, the name of the settlement comes from the Sicilian word "guarratu", which might be a variant of "quadradu" (square).

Trapani Cathedral, otherwise the Basilica of St. Lawrence the Martyr (Italian: Duomo di Trapani; Basilica cattedrale di San Lorenzo martire) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trapani, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. It is located in Trapani, Sicily, Italy.The church was built by order of Alfonso the Magnanimous in 1421 and was elevated to a parish in the second half of the fifteenth century.

The Siege of Drepana took place from about 249 to 241 BC during the First Punic War.Drepana (today's Trapani) and Lilybaeum (today's Marsala) were two Carthaginian naval strongholds at the western end of Sicily that came under prolonged Roman attack. During the beginning of the siege, the naval victory of the Carthaginians over the Roman Republic at the Battle of Drepana destroyed the Roman naval blockade and allowed the Carthaginians to provide support for the two besieged ports via the sea.