Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Ashkelon: contested ground

The ground around Ashkelon was fought over 4 times between AD 67 and 1247: 4 sieges, in 3 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of AscalonSiege of AscalonSiege of AscalonBattle of AscalonBattle of AscalonTel AvivAmmanJerusalemBur SaidGaza CityHaifaIsmaïliaDumyat200 km31.666N, 34.555E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Ascalon, AD 67Battle of Ascalon, 1099Siege of Ascalon, 1153Siege of Ascalon, 1247AD 671247
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
AD 67Siege of AscalonAshkelonFirst Jewish-Roman War
12 August 1099Battle of AscalonAshkelonFirst Crusade
1153Siege of AscalonAshkelonCrusades
July 1247Siege of AscalonAscalon

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.