Siege of Saguntum

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event of the Second Punic War era military conflict siege

The Siege of Saguntum was a pivotal prelude to the Second Punic War, in which Hannibal’s Carthaginian forces captured the Iberian city of Saguntum, provoking Rome and triggering open conflict between the two powers.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Siege of Saguntum canonical	3
Battle of Saguntum	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	event of the Second Punic War era ⓘ military conflict ⓘ siege ⓘ
attacker	Carthaginian forces ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Sagunto ⓘ surface form: Saguntum
category	Battles involving Carthage ⓘ Sieges of the Second Punic War ⓘ
causeOf	Roman–Carthaginian open conflict in 218 BC ⓘ deterioration of Roman–Carthaginian relations ⓘ
commandedByOnCarthaginianSide	Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal
conflictIn	Second Punic War context ⓘ
consideredByRomeAs	violation of the Ebro Treaty ⓘ
defender	Sagunto ⓘ surface form: city of Saguntum
describedIn	Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita ⓘ Polybius’ Histories ⓘ
endTime	219 BC ⓘ
followedBy	Roman declaration of war on Carthage ⓘ outbreak of the Second Punic War ⓘ
hasCasusBelliFor	Rome ⓘ
hasCommander	Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal Barca
hasDuration	about eight months ⓘ
hasParticipant	Carthage ⓘ Sagunto ⓘ surface form: Saguntum
historicalPeriod	3rd century BC ⓘ
historicalRegion	ancient Hispania ⓘ
location	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Sagunto ⓘ surface form: Saguntum Spain ⓘ Valencian Community ⓘ eastern Iberia ⓘ near modern Sagunto ⓘ
militaryTacticUsed	siege warfare ⓘ
notableFor	Hannibal’s aggressive strategy in Iberia ⓘ pivotal prelude to the Second Punic War ⓘ provoking Rome into war ⓘ
opposedBy	Roman-aligned Saguntum ⓘ
partOf	Second Punic War prelude ⓘ
partOfCampaign	Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania ⓘ surface form: Hannibal’s Iberian campaign
politicalStatusOfSaguntum	Roman ally ⓘ city south of the Ebro River ⓘ
precededBy	Carthaginian expansion in Iberia ⓘ
relatedToTreaty	Ebro Treaty ⓘ
result	Carthaginian victory ⓘ
startTime	219 BC ⓘ
strategicConsequence	strengthened Carthaginian base before invasion of Italy ⓘ
strategicObjective	secure Carthaginian control over eastern Iberia ⓘ
triggered	Roman diplomatic protests to Carthage ⓘ
yearBefore	Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ⓘ surface form: Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Punic War → notableEvent → Siege of Saguntum ⓘ

Sertorian Wars → hasPart → Siege of Saguntum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Saguntum

Carthaginian campaigns in Hispania → causeOf → Siege of Saguntum ⓘ

Sagunto → historicalEvent → Siege of Saguntum ⓘ