Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 3 engagements

Segesta: contested ground

The ground around Segesta was fought over 3 times between 397 BC and 1860: 2 battles and 1 siege, in 2 different wars. All 3 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of SegestaBattle of CalatafimiBattle of the CrimissusBattle of the CrimissusTunisPalermoCataniaMessinaBizerteSiracusaMarsalaReggio di Calabria200 km37.927N, 12.842E
3 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Segesta, 397 BCBattle of the Crimissus, 341 BCBattle of Calatafimi, 1860397 BC1860
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
397 BCSiege of SegestaSegestaSecond Greco-Carthaginian War
341 BCBattle of the CrimissusCrinisusSecond Greco-Carthaginian War
15 May 1860Battle of CalatafimiCalatafimi-SegestaUnification of Italy

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.