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The siege of Syracuse in 278 BC was the last attempt of Carthage to conquer the city of Syracuse. Syracuse was weakened by a civil war between Thoenon and Sostratus. The Carthaginians used this opportunity to attack and besiege Syracuse both by land and sea. Thoenon and Sostratus then appealed to king Pyrrhus of Epirus to come to the aid of ...
278–280 CE – Syracuse sacked by Franks. [6] 304 – Death of Christian St. Lucia Of Syracuse during the Diocletianic Persecution. 535 – Syracuse taken by Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire. [1] 668 – 15 September: Assassination of Byzantine emperor Constans II. [7] 827-828 - Siege of Syracuse (827–828).
The siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 213–212 BC. [4] The Romans successfully stormed the Hellenistic city of Syracuse after a protracted siege, giving them control of the entire island of Sicily .
Syracuse (Ancient Greek: Συρακοῦσαι) was an ancient Greek city-state, located on the east coast of Sicily, Magna Graecia. The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in 734 or 733 BCE , and was conquered by the Romans in 212 BCE, after which it became the seat of Roman rule in Sicily.
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Sertorian War: Marcus Perpenna Vento, by now the leader of the Romans in revolt in Iberia, was executed by the general Pompey. 71 BC: Third Servile War: The slaves in rebellion were decisively defeated by Roman forces near Petelia. Their leader Spartacus was killed. 66 BC: The last of the Cilician pirates were wiped out by Pompey. 63 BC