siege, medieval
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse was a siege conducted in AD 868 at Syracuse, in what is now Italy. The recorded result: Aghlabid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Record
| Date | AD 868 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.069N, 15.287E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Thousands killed |
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 311 BC, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 14 times between 415 BC and 1943.
Siege of Syracuse is one of 193 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q18920220, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Syracuse (868), revision 1375836266, 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.