Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Leptines of Syracuse

Syracusan Greek general (died 375 BC), 451 BC to 375 BC

Leptines of Syracuse is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 405 BC and 397 BC: 1 battle, 2 sieges and 1 naval action, all in present-day Italy. Taken in date order, the sites lie 466 km apart end to end, 155 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Second Greco-Carthaginian War (2), Greco-Carthaginian War (1).

Battle of GelaSiege of MotyaBattle of CatanaSiege of SyracuseBattle of GelaSiege of MotyaBattle of CatanaSiege of SyracusePalermoMessinaNabeulCatanzaroReggio di CalabriaRagusaVibo Valentia200 km37.468N, 13.878E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

405 BC: 1 engagements398 BC: 1 engagements397 BC: 2 engagements2 in 397 BC405 BC397 BC
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Gela, 405 BCSiege of Motya, 398 BCBattle of Catana, 397 BCSiege of Syracuse, 397 BC405 BC397 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
405 BCBattle of GelaGela, ItalyCarthaginian Victory
398 BCSiege of MotyaMozia, Italy181 km NWCarthaginian defeat
397 BCBattle of CatanaCatania, Italy234 km ECarthaginian victory
397 BCSiege of SyracuseSyracuse, Italy51 km SGreek victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.