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Siege of Issa

Siege of Issa was a siege conducted in 230 BC at Issa, in what is now Croatia; it ran into the following year. It was part of First Illyro-Roman War, which ran from 229 BC to 227 BC. The recorded result: Illyrian defeat; Romans lift the siege. Recorded strength: 200 ships under Fulvius; 20,000 infantry and 200 cavalry under Postumius against Unknown.

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Fought230 BCran into the following year
WhereIssa, Croatia43.060N, 16.184E
OutcomeIllyrian defeat; Romans lift the siege
BelligerentsIssa; Roman Republic (229 BC)againstArdiaean Kingdom of Illyria
Part ofFirst Illyro-Roman War229 BC to 227 BC

Record

Date230 BC (year precision)
to 229 BC
PlaceIssa, Croatia
43.060N, 16.184E
KindSiege, ancient
Strength200 ships under Fulvius; 20,000 infantry and 200 cavalry under PostumiusUnknown
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Fulvius Centumalus Maximus
  • Teuta
  • Demetrius of Pharos
Siege of IssaSiege of IssaBattle of LissaSiege of RagusaBattle of LissaBattle of TaurisBattle of the Dalmatian channelsBattle of LissaBattle of the Dalmatian channelsSarajevoPescaraSplitMostarZadarDubrovnikZenicaŠibenik100 km43.060N, 16.184E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 230 BC and 1814.

In the same war

Siege of Issa is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q17097764, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Issa, revision 1370742017, 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.