In Sicily we find several powerful Doric cities: Syracuse, founded by Corinth; the Hyblaean Megara, by Megara; Gela, by Rhodians and Cretans; Zancle, subsequently peopled by Messenians, and hence called Messene; Agrigentum, founded by Gela; and Selinus, by the Hyblaean Megara. In southern Italy there was the great Doric city of Tarentum, founded by the Lacedaemonians. In the eastern seas there were also several Doric cities: Potidaea, in the peninsula of Chalcidice, founded by Corinth; and Selymbria, Chalcedon, and Byzantium, all three founded by Megara.
Several powerful Doric cities are found in Sicily: Syracuse, founded by Corinth; Hyblaean Megara, by Megara; Gela, established by Rhodians and Cretans; Zancle, later populated by Messenians (hence named Messene); Agrigentum, created from Gela; and Selinus, established by the Hyblaean Megara. In southern Italy, there was the great Doric city of Tarentum, founded by Lacedaemonians. In the eastern seas, several Doric cities existed: Potidaea, initiated by Corinth in the Chalcidice peninsula; Selymbria, Chalcedon, and Byzantium, all three established by Megara.