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Siege of Syracuse

278 BCE siege of Sicilian wars with Carthage
Event siege Q18924894
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Siege of Syracuse

Summary

Siege of Syracuse is a siege[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Syracuse's instance of is recorded as siege[3].
  • Siege of Syracuse took place at Syracuse[4].
  • Siege of Syracuse is part of Pyrrhus' campaign in Sicily[5].
  • Siege of Syracuse occurred on 278 BC[6].
  • Siege of Syracuse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.069166666667, 'lon': 15.2875}[7].
  • A participant in Siege of Syracuse was Ancient Carthage[8].
  • A participant in Siege of Syracuse was Epirus[9].
  • A participant in Siege of Syracuse was Syrakousai[10].

Body

When and Where

Siege of Syracuse took place on 278 BC[6]. It took place at Syracuse[4].

Context

Siege of Syracuse is part of Pyrrhus' campaign in Sicily[5]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[3].

Participants

Recorded participant include Ancient Carthage[8], Epirus[9], and Syrakousai[10].

Why It Matters

Siege of Syracuse has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Syracuse

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → siege
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 37.069166666667, 'lon': 15.2875}
    Country → Q38
    Point in time → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34114|batch #34114]]: Siege of Syracuse == Italy"
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