Siege of Syracuse

The siege of Syracuse in 827–828 marks the first attempt by the Aghlabids to conquer the city of Syracuse in Sicily, then a Byzantine province. The Aghlabid army had only months before landed on Sicily, ostensibly in support of the rebel Byzantine general Euphemius. After defeating local forces and taking the fortress of Mazara, they marched on Syracuse, which was the capital of the island under Roman and Byzantine rule. The siege lasted through the winter of 827–828 and until summer, during which time the besieging forces suffered greatly from lack of food and an outbreak of an epidemic, which claimed the life of their commander, Asad ibn al-Furat. In the face of Byzantine reinforcements, the new Arab leader, Muhammad ibn Abi'l-Jawari, abandoned the siege and withdrew to the southwestern part of the island, which remained in their hands. From there they pursued the slow conquest of Sicily, which led to the fall of Syracuse after another long siege in 877–878, and culminated in the fall of Taormina in 902.

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827 — 828 Siege of Syracuse

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-213 — -211 Siege of Syracuse

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-277 Siege of Syracuse

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-310 Battle of Himera

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-310 — -308 Siege of Syracuse

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-342 Siege of Syracuse

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-396 Siege of Syracuse

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-412 First Naval Battle of Syracuse

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-412 Second Naval Battle of Syracuse

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-414 — -412 Sicilian Expedition

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-414 — -412 Siege of Syracuse

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413 Battle of Assinaros river

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868 Siege of Syracuse

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877 — 878 Siege of Syracuse

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1086 Siege of Syracuse

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1287 Siege of Augusta

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1298 Siege of Syracuse

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1595 Action of 17 June 1595

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1625 Action of 26 June 1625

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1676 Battle of Augusta

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1710 Battle of Syracuse

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	213	Siege of Syracuse	siege, Ancient Rome	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	277	Siege of Syracuse	siege, Ancient Carthage, Syrakousai, Epirus	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	310	Battle of Himera	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	310	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	342	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	396	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	412	First Naval Battle of Syracuse	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	412	Second Naval Battle of Syracuse	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	414	Sicilian Expedition	Gylippus, Demosthenes, Lamachus, Hermocrates, military expedition, Eurymedon	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	414	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	413	Battle of Assinaros river	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	827	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	868	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	877	Siege of Syracuse	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1086	Siege of Syracuse	County of Sicily, Benavert, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1287	Siege of Augusta	battle, siege, Navy of the Crown of Aragon	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1298	Siege of Syracuse	battle, siege, Navy of the Crown of Aragon	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Action of 17 June 1595	Ottoman Empire, Knights Hospitaller, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1625	Action of 26 June 1625	naval battle, Ottoman Empire, Knights Hospitaller	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1676	Battle of Augusta	Michiel de Ruyter, Abraham Duquesne, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1710	Battle of Syracuse	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
site	bunker		anti-aircraft shelter of the church of San Filippo	air-raid shelter	Wikidata
site	bunker		Ipogeo	air-raid shelter, tunnel, museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Forti Garçia e Vittoria	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Polichne	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1600	Forte San Giovannello	fort	Wikidata