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Siege of Syracuse
Siege of Syracuse was a siege conducted in AD 877 at Syracuse, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Sicily, which ran from AD 827 to AD 902. The recorded result: Aghlabid victory.
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Record
| Date | AD 877 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Syracuse, Italy 37.069N, 15.287E | |
| Part of | Muslim conquest of Sicily (AD 827 to AD 902) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Aghlabid victory | |
| Belligerents | Byzantine Empire | Aghlabid Emirate |
| Commanders | Unknown patrikios of city; or Stavarakius | Ja'far ibn Muhammad; Abu Ishaq; Abu Isa ibn Muhammad ibn Qurhub |
| Casualties and losses | Extremely Heavy | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Syracuse AD 827, 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
- Siege of Syracuse AD 868, same recorded site
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Melite AD 870
- After: Battle of Caltavuturo AD 881
- All 7 engagements of Muslim conquest of Sicily
Elsewhere in AD 877
- Battle of Chippenham United Kingdom
Siege of Syracuse is one of 105 engagements of the 9th century in the atlas and one of 626 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815213, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Syracuse (877–878), revision 1370745578, 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.