Back Sitio de Siracusa (278 a. C.) Spanish המצור על סירקוסאי (278 לפנה"ס) HE Pengepungan Sirakusa (278 SM) ID Assedio di Siracusa (278 a.C.) Italian シュラクサイ包囲戦 (紀元前278年) Japanese Beleg van Syracuse (278 v.Chr.) Dutch Cerco de Siracusa (278 a.C.) Portuguese Осада Сиракуз (278 до н. э.) Russian Облога Сиракуз (278 р. до н. е.) Ukrainian
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| Siege of Syracuse | |||||||
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| Part of The Sicilian Wars and the Pyrrhic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Carthage |
Syracuse Epirus | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Thoenon Sostratus Pyrrhus of Epirus | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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50,000 land troops 100 ships |
20,000 land troops 140 ships | ||||||
The siege of Syracuse in 278 BC was the last attempt of Carthage to conquer the city of Syracuse. Syracuse was weakened by a civil war between Thoenon and Sostratus. The Carthaginians used this opportunity to attack and besiege Syracuse both by land and sea. Thoenon and Sostratus then appealed to king Pyrrhus of Epirus to come to the aid of Syracuse. When Pyrrhus arrived, the Carthaginian army and navy retreated without a fight.