Atlas of Battles

war, 11 engagements

Battles of the Pyrrhic War

The atlas places 11 engagements of the Pyrrhic War (280 BC to 275 BC): 7 battles and 4 sieges, all in present-day Italy. The most widely documented: Battle of Heraclea, Battle of Beneventum, Battle of Asculum.

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Siege of VenusiaBattle of RhegiumSiege of EryxBattle of the Cranita hillsBattle of KrotonBattle of HeracleaBattle of AsculumSiege of SyracuseSiege of LilybaeumBattle of the Strait of MessinaBattle of BeneventumBattle of HeracleaBattle of AsculumSiege of SyracuseSiege of LilybaeumBattle of the Strait of MessinaBattle of BeneventumNaplesTunisTiranaPalermoCataniaSalernoCagliariTarantoFoggiaDurrës500 km39.251N, 14.773E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

280 BC: 1 engagements279 BC: 2 engagements278 BC: 2 engagements277 BC: 3 engagements3 in 277 BC276 BC: 2 engagements275 BC: 1 engagements280 BC275 BC
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Heraclea, 280 BCBattle of Asculum, 279 BCSiege of Venusia, 279 BCSiege of Syracuse, 278 BCBattle of Rhegium, 278 BCSiege of Eryx, 277 BCBattle of the Cranita hills, 277 BCBattle of Kroton, 277 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BCBattle of the Strait of Messina, 276 BCBattle of Beneventum, 275 BC280 BC275 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
280 BCBattle of HeracleaPolicoro, ItalyEpiruite victory
279 BCBattle of AsculumAscoli Satriano, ItalyGreek victory
279 BCSiege of VenusiaVenosa, ItalyEpirote victory
278 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse, ItalyEpirote and Syracusan victory
278 BCBattle of RhegiumRhegion, ItalyControl maintained by the Campanian garrison; Pyrrhus bypasses the...
277 BCSiege of EryxEryx, ItalyEpirote victory
277 BCBattle of the Cranita hillsSamnium, ItalySamnite victory
277 BCBattle of KrotonCrotone, Italy
276 BCSiege of LilybaeumLilibaeum, ItalyCarthaginian victory
276 BCBattle of the Strait of MessinaStrait of Messina, ItalyCarthaginian victory
275 BCBattle of BeneventumBenevento, ItalyInconclusive, Roman strategic victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Pyrrhic War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.