Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Taormina: contested ground

The ground around Taormina was fought over 4 times between 394 BC and 1078: 1 battle and 3 sieges, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of TauromeniumBattle of CaltavuturoSiege of TaorminaSiege of TaorminaSiege of TaorminaPalermoCataniaMessinaSiracusaCatanzaroMarsalaReggio di CalabriaRagusa200 km37.849N, 15.305E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Tauromenium, 394 BCBattle of Caltavuturo, AD 881Siege of Taormina, AD 962Siege of Taormina, 1078394 BC1078
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
394 BCSiege of TauromeniumTaormina
AD 881Battle of CaltavuturoCaltavuturoMuslim conquest of Sicily
AD 962Siege of TaorminaTaorminaMuslim conquest of Sicily
1078Siege of TaorminaTaorminaNorman conquest of Sicily

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.