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Siege of Aspis

Siege of Aspis was a siege conducted in 255 BC at Kelibia, in what is now Tunisia. It was part of First Punic War, which ran from 264 BC to 241 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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La battaglia di Adys - prima guerra punica (256 a.C.)
La battaglia di Adys - prima guerra punica (256 a.C.). Cristiano64 - derivative work from Eric Gaba (Sting), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought255 BC
WhereKelibia, Tunisia36.850N, 11.100E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCarthage
Part ofFirst Punic War264 BC to 241 BC

Where it sits in First Punic War

Battle of Messana, 264 BCBattle of Agrigentum, 261 BCSiege of Mytistraton, 261 BCBattle of Mylae, 260 BCBattle of the Lipari Islands, 260 BCBattle of Sulci, 258 BCBattle of Tyndaris, 257 BCBattle of Cape Ecnomus, 256 BCBattle of Bagradas, 255 BCBattle of Adys, 255 BCSiege of Aspis, 255 BCBattle of Panormus, 251 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 250 BCBattle of Drepana, 249 BCSiege of Drepana, 249 BCBattle of Mount Erice, 249 BCSecond Battle of Drepana, 243 BCBattle of the Aegates Islands, 241 BC264 BC241 BCSiege of Aspis, 255 BC
18 placed engagements of First Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date255 BC (year precision)
PlaceKelibia, Tunisia
36.850N, 11.100E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
  • Marcus Atilius Regulus (consul 267 BC)
Siege of AspisSiege of AspisBattle of Cape BonBattle of the Campobasso ConvoyBattle of the Port of CarthageBattle of CarthageSecond Battle of NepherisBattle of Cape BonBattle of the Port of CarthageSecond Battle of NepherisSousseQairouanBizerteNabeulMarsalaBéjaSilianaZaghouan100 km36.850N, 11.100E
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Elsewhere in 255 BC

Siege of Aspis is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 119 in present-day Tunisia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815118, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Aspis, revision 1370739020, 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.