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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. During the siege, the city was protected by weapons developed by Archimedes.
The siege of Syracuse from 877 to 878 led to the fall of the city of Syracuse, the Byzantine capital of Sicily, to the Aghlabids.The siege lasted from August 877 to 21 May 878 when the city, effectively left without assistance by the central Byzantine government, was taken by the Aghlabid forces.
Map of the siege showing walls and counter-walls. Both sides then began building a series of walls. The Athenian circumvallation, known as "the Circle", was meant to blockade Syracuse from the rest of the island, while the Syracusans built a number of counter-walls from the city to their various forts. A force of 300 Athenians destroyed part of ...
The siege of Syracuse in 397 BC was the first of four unsuccessful sieges Carthaginian forces would undertake against Syracuse from 397 to 278 BC. In retaliation for the siege of Motya by Dionysius of Syracuse , Himilco of the Magonid family of Carthage led a substantial force to Sicily.
By 22 May, the fleet had anchored 15 miles (24 km) north of Syracuse. [1] A group of native Sicilians, fluent in Greek and Arabic and disguised as fishermen or merchants, was sent by boat to under the command of a certain Philip reconnoiter the Syracusan fleet and harbour. [4] It returned on 24 May. [1] Prior to battle, the men took communion.
Syracuse is located in the southeast corner of the island of Sicily, next to the Gulf of Syracuse beside the Ionian Sea. It is situated in a drastic rise of land with 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) depths being close to the city offshore although the city itself is generally not so hilly in comparison.
The siege of Syracuse in 868 was conducted by the Aghlabids against Syracuse in Sicily, then a possession of the Byzantine Empire, during the long Muslim conquest of Sicily. During the siege the Aghlabids defeated a Byzantine fleet which came to the relief of the city. [1] Because the siege failed to take the city, the Muslims resorted to ...
480 BCE - Gelon defeats Carthage at the Battle of Himera. 415–413 BCE – Syracuse besieged by Greek forces. [1] [2] 397 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (397 BC) 343 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (343 BC) 311-309 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC) 287 BCE – Birth of mathematician Archimedes (approximate date). 278 BCE - Siege of Syracuse (278 BC)