siege, ancient

Siege of Eryx

Name: Siege of Eryx
Location: Eryx, Italy

Siege of Eryx was a siege conducted in 277 BC at Eryx, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Pyrrhic War, which ran from 280 BC to 275 BC. The recorded result: Epirote victory. Recorded strength: 32,500 troops against Unknown.

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Fought277 BC

WhereEryx, Italy38.038N, 12.588E

OutcomeEpirote victory

BelligerentsEpirus; Greek alliesagainstCarthage

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Part ofPyrrhic War280 BC to 275 BC

Where it sits in the Pyrrhic War

11 placed engagements of the Pyrrhic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	277 BC (year precision)
Place	Eryx, Italy 38.038N, 12.588E
Kind	Siege, ancient
Strength	32,500 troops	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Pyrrhus of Epirus

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Trapani 1266, 6.9 km W
Battle of Drepana 249 BC, 7.8 km SW
Battle of Falconaria 1299, 12 km SW
Siege of Motya 398 BC, 22 km SW
Battle of the Crimissus 341 BC, 24 km SE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Rhegium 278 BC
After: Battle of the Cranita hills 277 BC
All 11 engagements of Pyrrhic War

Elsewhere in 277 BC

Siege of Eryx is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20009178, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Eryx, revision 1370440114, 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.