Atlas of Battles

war, 5 engagements

Battles of the Greco-Carthaginian War

The atlas places 5 engagements of the Greco-Carthaginian War (409 BC to 405 BC): 4 battles and 1 siege, all in present-day Italy.

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Battle of HimeraBattle of SelinusBattle of the Himera RiverSiege of AkragasBattle of GelaBattle of HimeraBattle of SelinusBattle of the Himera RiverSiege of AkragasBattle of GelaPalermoCataniaMessinaSiracusaNabeulCatanzaroMarsalaReggio di CalabriaRagusaVibo Valentia200 km37.525N, 13.537E
5 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

409 BC: 2 engagements2 in 409 BC406 BC: 2 engagements2 in 406 BC405 BC: 1 engagements409 BC405 BC
5 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Himera, 409 BCBattle of Selinus, 409 BCBattle of the Himera River, 406 BCSiege of Akragas, 406 BCBattle of Gela, 405 BC409 BC405 BC
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 3 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
409 BCBattle of HimeraHimera, ItalyCarthaginian victory, Sack of Himera
409 BCBattle of SelinusSelinunte, ItalyCarthaginian Victory
406 BCBattle of the Himera RiverItaly
April 406 BCSiege of AkragasAkragas, ItalyCarthaginian victory
405 BCBattle of GelaGela, ItalyCarthaginian Victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Greco-Carthaginian War (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.