Battle of Saguntum

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Siege_of_Saguntum
Increased animosity towards Carthage
Strengthened_position_in_Iberia
gptkbp:alliance nan
gptkbp:archaeologicalFindings Remains of siege works
gptkbp:cartRental gptkb:Iberian_tribes
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Historical reenactments
gptkbp:chessOpening Siege engines
Alliance with local tribes
Surrounding the city
Sent_from_North_Africa
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
Carthaginian Empire
gptkbp:contemporary Military historians
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance Symbol of resistance
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Films and literature
gptkbp:date 219 BC
gptkbp:depicts Historical texts
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations Shift in alliances
gptkbp:duration 8 months
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of the Trebia
gptkbp:historical_significance Varied perspectives
gptkbp:historicalContext Roman_expansion_in_the_Mediterranean
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Livy
Polybius
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Saguntum
gptkbp:influence Set precedent for sieges
Expansionist_policies
gptkbp:key_figure gptkb:Publius_Cornelius_Scipio
gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkb:Scipio_Africanus
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for future conflicts
Influence_on_Roman_military_strategy
gptkbp:location Saguntum
gptkbp:militaryService Importance of logistics
gptkbp:notable_event First major conflict of the Second Punic War
gptkbp:outcome Destruction and population displacement
Destruction_of_Saguntum
gptkbp:partOf Second Punic War
gptkbp:precededBy Treaty of Ebro
gptkbp:result Carthaginian victory
gptkbp:significance Prelude to the Second Punic War
Study of ancient warfare
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of Iberian Peninsula
gptkbp:tactics Psychological warfare
Siege warfare
Defensive tactics
Legionaries
Delayed arrival
Counter-siege efforts
Fortifications and supply lines