What the records say
- When
- 394 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.85° N, 15.30° E
- Description
- siege of the Sicilian War
Siege of Tauromenium (394 BC)
Siege of the Sicilian War
The siege of Tauromenium was laid by Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, in the winter of 394 BC, in the course of the Sicilian Wars against Carthage. After defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Syracuse in 397 BC, Dionysius had been expanding his territory and political influence by conquering Sicel lands and planting Greek colonies in northeastern Sicily.
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