What the records say
- When
- 397 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.94° N, 12.84° E
- Description
- seige during the Sicilian Wars
Siege of Segesta (397 BC)
Siege during the Sicilian Wars
The siege of Segesta took place either in the summer of 398 BC or the spring of 397 BC. Dionysius the Elder, tyrant of Syracuse, after securing peace with Carthage in 405 BC, had steadily increased his military power and tightened his grip on Syracuse.
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