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Siege of Panormus

Siege of Panormus was a siege conducted in October AD 535 at Panormus, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Gothic War of 535–554, which ran from AD 535 to AD 554. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: 5,800 infantry; 1,700 cavalry; 7,000 bucellarii; Fleet against Unknown garrison force.

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FoughtOctober AD 535
WherePanormus, Italy38.116N, 13.363E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsByzantine EmpireagainstOstrogothic Kingdom
Part ofGothic War of 535–554AD 535 to AD 554

Where it sits in the Gothic War of 535–554

Battle of Scardon, AD 535Siege of Panormus, AD 535Siege of Naples, AD 536Siege of Rome, AD 537Siege of Urbinus, AD 538Battle of Pavia, AD 538Siege of Ariminum, AD 538Siege of Milan, AD 538Siege of Ravenna, AD 539Siege of Auximus, AD 539Siege of Verona, AD 541Battle of Treviso, AD 541Battle of Faventia, AD 542Battle of Mucellium, AD 542Siege of Naples, AD 542Sack of Rome, AD 546Siege of Rossano, AD 548Siege of Rome, AD 549Battle of Sena Gallica, AD 551Battle of Taginae, AD 552Siege of Cumae, AD 552Battle of Mons Lactarius, AD 552Siege of Urviventus, AD 553Battle of the Volturnus, AD 554AD 535AD 554Siege of Panormus, AD 535
25 placed engagements of the Gothic War of 535–554 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateOctober AD 535 (month precision)
to November AD 535
PlacePanormus, Italy
38.116N, 13.363E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeByzantines captured Panormus
Strength5,800 infantry; 1,700 cavalry; 7,000 bucellarii; FleetUnknown garrison force
Commanders
Siege of PanormusSiege of PanormusSiege of PalermoBombing of Palermo in World War IIBattle of PanormusSiege of PalermoBattle of PalermoSiege of PalermoCataniaSiracusaMarsala100 km38.116N, 13.363E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 254 BC and 1943.

In the same war

Siege of Panormus is one of 128 engagements of the 6th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18745372, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Panormus, revision 1370251862, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.