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Siege of Saguntum

Siege of Saguntum was a siege conducted in May 219 BC at Saguntum, in what is now Spain. It was part of the Barcid conquest of Hispania, which ran from 237 BC to 206 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victoryBeginning of the Second Punic War. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Siege of Saguntum
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FoughtMay 219 BC
WhereSaguntum, Spain39.676N, 0.278W
OutcomeCarthaginian victoryBeginning of the Second Punic War
BelligerentsCarthageagainstSaguntines
Casualties and lossesHeavyandNearly the whole fighting force was killed; A number of civilian casualties
Part ofBarcid conquest of Hispania237 BC to 206 BC

Record

DateMay 219 BC (month precision)
to December 219 BC
PlaceSaguntum, Spain
39.676N, 0.278W
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavyNearly the whole fighting force was killed; A number of civilian casualties
Commanders
Siege of SaguntumSiege of SaguntumBattle of SaguntumBattle of MorvedreSiege of AlmenaraBattle of AlmenaraBattle of the PuigSiege of AlmenaraBattle of the PuigCastelloAlbacete100 km39.676N, 0.278W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Siege of Saguntum
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Siege of Saguntum today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-08-23. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 136 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -2 to 405 m, 407 m of relief, steep country and today it is 34% tree cover, 30% grassland, 19% built-up.

tree cover: 34%grassland: 30%built-up: 19%cropland: 8%shrubland: 6%bare ground: 3%tree cover 34%grassland 30%built-up 19%cropland 8%shrubland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km8 to 198 mnorth to south, 10.0 km5 to 274 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 219 BC and 1811.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 219 BC

Siege of Saguntum is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 1,070 in present-day Spain.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Saguntum, revision 1384679131, 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.