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Siege of Alexandria
Siege of Alexandria was a siege conducted in 47 BC at Alexandria, in what is now Egypt. It was part of the Alexandrian War. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Where it sits in the Alexandrian War
Record
| Date | 47 BC (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Alexandria, Egypt 31.200N, 29.917E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Strength | Initially: 3,200 infantry; 800 cavalry; Elements of Legio VI and Legio XXVII; After reinforcements: 8,000 infantry; 800 cavalry; 19 warships and 15 smaller vessels; Reinforcements: 1 full legion (Legio XXXVI) | 20,000 infantry; 2,000 cavalry; An unknown number of militia; 27 warships |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Alexandria AD 641, same recorded site
- Capture of Alexandria 1798, 0.3 km SE
- Battle of Alexandria 30 BC, 0.3 km SE
- Siege of Alexandria 1167, 2.3 km W
- Siege of Alexandria 1801, 3.5 km W
Contested ground: this site was fought over 8 times between 47 BC and 1941.
In the same war
- After: Battle of the Nile 47 BC
- All 3 engagements of Alexandrian War
Elsewhere in 47 BC
- Battle of Zela Turkey
- Battle of Tauris Croatia
Siege of Alexandria is one of 159 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 110 in present-day Egypt.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16208146, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Alexandria (47 BC), revision 1370738693, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.