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Battle Of Syracuse (other)
Battles of Syracuse may refer to: * First and Second Battles of Syracuse in 415 and 414 BC, where Athens fought the Syracusans and Spartans * Battle of Syracuse in 397 BC, during one of the Carthaginian campaigns in Sicily. * Siege of Syracuse in 212 BC, between the city of Syracuse, and a Roman army under Marcellus sent to put down the city's uprising. The battle that Archimedes held off for two years and the battle that killed Archimedes * Battle of Syracuse (1710), a naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession between French and British fleets. See also * Siege of Syracuse (other) The city of Syracuse has been besieged many times in history. Siege of Syracuse may refer to: By the Athenians: * Siege of Syracuse (415–413 BC), during the Sicilian Expedition By the Carthaginians: * Siege of Syracuse (397 BC) * Siege of Sy ... * Syracuse (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Syracuse (397 BC)
The siege of Syracuse in 397 BC was the first of four unsuccessful sieges Carthaginian forces would undertake against Syracuse from 397 to 278 BC. In retaliation for the siege of Motya by Dionysius of Syracuse, Himilco of the Magonid family of Carthage led a substantial force to Sicily. After retaking Motya and founding Lilybaeum, Himilco sacked Messana, then laid siege to Syracuse in the autumn of 397 BC after the Greek navy was crushed at Catana. The Carthaginians followed a strategy which the Athenians had used in 415 BC and were successful in isolating Syracuse. A pestilence broke out in the Carthaginian camp in the summer of 396 BC, which killed the majority of the troops. Dionysius launched a combined land and sea attack on the Carthaginian forces, and Himilco escaped with the Carthaginian citizens after an underhanded deal with Dionysius. The surviving Libyans were enslaved, the Sicels melted away while the Iberians joined Dionysius. Dionysius beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sicily
Sicily (Italian language, Italian and ), officially the Sicilian Region (), is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. With 4.7 million inhabitants, including 1.2 million in and around the capital city of Palermo, it is both the largest and most populous island in the Mediterranean Sea. Sicily is named after the Sicels, who inhabited the eastern part of the island during the Iron Age. Sicily has a rich and unique culture in #Art and architecture, arts, Music of Sicily, music, #Literature, literature, Sicilian cuisine, cuisine, and Sicilian Baroque, architecture. Its most prominent landmark is Mount Etna, the tallest active volcano in Europe, and one of the most active in the world, currently high. The island has a typical Mediterranean climate. It is separated from Calabria by the Strait of Messina. It is one of the five Regions of Italy#Autonomous regions with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Syracuse (212 BC)
A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position. Consequently, an opportunity for negotiation between combatants is common, as proximity and fluctuating advantage can encourage diplomacy. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block provision of supplies and reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as "investment"). This is typically coupled with attempts to reduce the fortifications by means of siege engines, artillery bombardment, mining (also known as sapping), or the use of deception or treachery to bypass defenses. Failing a military outcome, sieges can often be deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Syracuse (1710)
The Battle of Syracuse was a naval engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession fought on 9 November 1710, outside the Sicilian port of Syracuse. A French fleet of four ships under the command of Jacques Cassard came to relieve a heavily laden French merchant fleet that had been blockaded in the Syracuse harbour by a British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... fleet. Cassard arrived off Syracuse when most of the blockading fleet had left to resupply at Port Mahon; he successfully captured ''Falcon'' and ''Pembroke'', the two ships left to maintain the blockade, and escorted the fleet to Marseille. References * Norman, Charles Boswell''The corsairs of France''* Statham, Edward Phillips''Privateers and privateering'' Conflicts in 1710 Naval battles of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Syracuse (other)
The city of Syracuse has been besieged many times in history. Siege of Syracuse may refer to: By the Athenians: * Siege of Syracuse (415–413 BC), during the Sicilian Expedition By the Carthaginians: * Siege of Syracuse (397 BC) * Siege of Syracuse (343 BC) * Siege of Syracuse (311–309 BC) * Siege of Syracuse (278 BC) By the Roman Republic: * Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC), during the Second Punic War against Carthage By the Aghlabid dynasty: * Siege of Syracuse (827–828) * Siege of Syracuse (868) * Siege of Syracuse (877–878) The siege of Syracuse from 877 to 878 led to the fall of the city of Syracuse, the Byzantine capital of Sicily, to the Aghlabids. The siege lasted from August 877 to 21 May 878 when the city, effectively left without assistance by the central ... By the Byzantine Empire: * Siege of Syracuse (1040), by George Maniakes By the Normans: * Siege of Syracuse (1086) During the War of the Vespers: * , part of the Angevin invasion of Sicily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
