Battle of Syracuse
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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 387 BCBattle of Syracuse (387 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 to the Siege of Motya by Dionysius of Syracuse, Himilco of the Magonid family of Carthage led a substantial force to Sicily...
, during one of the Carthaginian campaigns in SicilySicilySicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
. - Siege of Syracuse in 212 BCSiege of Syracuse (212 BC)The Siege of Syracuse by the Roman Republic took place in 214-212 BC, at the end of which the Magna Graecia Hellenistic city of Syracuse, located on the east coast of Sicily, fell. The Romans stormed the city after a protracted siege giving them control of the entire island of Sicily. During the...
, between the city of Syracuse that was trying to reassert its control over eastern Sicily, and a Roman army under Marcellus sent to put down the city's uprising. - Battle of Syracuse (1710)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...
, a naval battle in the War of the Spanish Succession between French and British fleets.