ðɪs sˈɛɾəlmənt wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻbˈɪlt ɪnðə fˈoːɹθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi bˌiːsˈiː, baɪ hˈaɪɚɹoʊ aɪ ʌv sˈɪɹɐkjˌuːs, ænd sˈʌbsᵻkwəntli ɪnhˈæbɪɾᵻd baɪ kˌɑːɹθɐdʒˈɪniənz, ɡɹˈiːks, ˈæɹəbz, ænd ɹˈoʊmənz.
This settlement was later rebuilt in the 4th century BC, by Hiero I of Syracuse, and subsequently inhabited by Carthaginians, Greeks, Arabs, and Romans.