siege, medieval
Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse was a siege conducted in 1086 at Syracuse, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Syracuse. It was part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy, which ran from 1100 to 1200. The recorded result: Norman victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.
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Where it sits in the Norman conquest of southern Italy
Record
| Date | 1086 (year precision) to 1086 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.069N, 15.287E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Syracuse AD 827, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse AD 877, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 278 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 397 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Syracuse 311 BC, same recorded site
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1086
- Battle of Sagrajas Spain
- Battle of Ain Salm Syria
- Siege of Zaragoza Spain
- Siege of Valencia Spain
- Siege of Xàtiva Spain
Siege of Syracuse is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q133270602, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Syracuse (1086), revision 1370745552, 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.