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Siege of Venusia

Siege of Venusia was a siege conducted in 279 BC at Venosa, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Venosa. It was part of the Pyrrhic War, which ran from 280 BC to 275 BC. The recorded result: Epirote victory.

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Fought279 BC
WhereVenosa, Italy40.967N, 15.817E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEpirote victory
BelligerentsEpirus; SamnitesagainstRoman Republic
Part ofPyrrhic War280 BC to 275 BC

Where it sits in the Pyrrhic War

Battle of Heraclea, 280 BCBattle of Asculum, 279 BCSiege of Venusia, 279 BCSiege of Syracuse, 278 BCBattle of Rhegium, 278 BCSiege of Eryx, 277 BCBattle of the Cranita hills, 277 BCBattle of Kroton, 277 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BCBattle of the Strait of Messina, 276 BCBattle of Beneventum, 275 BC280 BC275 BCSiege of Venusia, 279 BC
11 placed engagements of the Pyrrhic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date279 BC (year precision)
PlaceVenosa, Italy
40.967N, 15.817E
KindSiege, ancient
Commanders
Siege of VenusiaSiege of VenusiaBattle of OliventoSiege of MelfiSiege of AtellaBattle of CerignolaSiege of Canosa di PugliaSiege of MelfiSiege of AtellaBattle of CerignolaSiege of Canosa di PugliaNaplesSalernoTarantoFoggiaBrindisiBeneventoCasertaPotenza100 km40.967N, 15.817E
Placed at Venosa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Siege of Venusia 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 Q140836700, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Venusia, revision 1375564420, 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.