Siege

Siege of Akragas

Apr 406 BCE – Dec 406 BCE · 37.31° N, 13.58° E

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Apr 406 BCE – Dec 406 BCE
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Siege
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37.31° N, 13.58° E
Description
siege during the Sicilian Wars with Carthage

Siege of Akragas (406 BC)

Siege during the Sicilian wars with Carthage

The siege of Akragas took place in 406 BC in Sicily; the Carthaginian enterprise ultimately lasted a total of eight months. The Carthaginian army under Hannibal Mago besieged the Dorian Greek city of Akragas in retaliation for the Greek raids on Punic colonies in Sicily.

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