siege, ancient
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse was a siege conducted in 311 BC at Syracuse, in what is now Italy; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of Third Greco-Carthaginian War, which ran from 311 BC to 306 BC. The recorded result: Greek victory.
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Record
| Date | 311 BC (year precision) to 309 BC | |
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| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.069N, 15.287E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | 120,000 infantry; 5,000 cavalry; Modern estimate: 30,000–36,000 infantry; 4,000–4,500 cavalry | Counterattack: 3,000 infantry; 400 cavalry; Unknown number of extra forces in the city |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Syracuse AD 827, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse AD 877, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 278 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 397 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse AD 868, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 14 times between 415 BC and 1943.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Himera 311 BC
Elsewhere in 311 BC
- Battle of Myus Lebanon
- Battle of the Tigris Iraq
- First Siege of Babylon Iraq
Siege of Syracuse is one of 143 engagements of the 4th century BC in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18358464, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC), revision 1370745566, 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.