Siege of Agrigentum
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The Siege of Agrigentum was a pivotal early engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces captured the key Carthaginian stronghold of Agrigentum in Sicily, marking Rome’s first major victory outside the Italian peninsula.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Agrigentum | 1 |
| Roman invasion of Sicily | 1 |
| Siege of Akragas | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedCity | Agrigentum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Roman invasion of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| CarthaginianCommander |
Hannibal Gisco
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hanno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
Carthaginian garrison and relief army
ⓘ
large Roman consular army ⓘ |
| commander |
Lucius Postumius Megellus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quintus Mamilius Vitulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictOf | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
Roman control of central Sicily
ⓘ
encouraged Rome to build a major fleet ⓘ weakening of Carthaginian land position in Sicily ⓘ |
| date | 262–261 BC ⓘ |
| defender | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman naval expansion in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| location |
Agrigentum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties on both sides
ⓘ
use of Roman consular armies operating outside Italy ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Agrigentum by Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman intervention in Messana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Agrigento, Sicily, Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousNameOfCity | Akragas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Diodorus Siculus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polybius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| RomanCommander |
Lucius Postumius Megellus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quintus Mamilius Vitulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
first major Roman victory outside the Italian peninsula
ⓘ
marked Roman commitment to large-scale warfare in Sicily ⓘ secured a key Carthaginian stronghold in Sicily for Rome ⓘ |
| tactics |
blockade
ⓘ
field battle between relief army and Romans ⓘ prolonged siege ⓘ |
| theatre | Sicilian theatre of the First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearEnd | 261 BC ⓘ |
| yearStart | 262 BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Siege of Akragas
this entity surface form:
Roman invasion of Sicily
this entity surface form:
Battle of Agrigentum