What the records say
- When
- 877 – 878
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.07° N, 15.29° E
- Description
- 9th-century siege in Sicily
Siege of Syracuse (877–878)
Capture of Syracuse in Sicily by the Aghlabids
The siege of Syracuse from 877 to 878 led to the fall of the city of Syracuse, the Byzantine capital of Sicily, to the Aghlabids. The siege lasted from August 877 to 21 May 878 when the city, effectively left without assistance by the central Byzantine government, was taken by the Aghlabid forces.
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