Battle of Syracuse

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Fall_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:alliance Roman_and_allied_forces
gptkbp:battle Yes
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:commander Marcellus'_command
gptkbp:consequences Roman_control_of_Sicily
gptkbp:cultural_impact Archimedes'_inventions
gptkbp:date 213 BC
gptkbp:duration two years
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Siege engines
gptkbp:famous_for Archimedes'_defense_mechanisms
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkb:Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus
Archimedes
Syracusan_defenders
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the war
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkbp:historicalRecords Detailed in ancient texts
gptkbp:house Syracuse_walls
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Syracuse
gptkbp:impact Influenced future sieges
gptkbp:influenced Subsequent_Roman_campaigns
gptkbp:invites Archimedes
gptkbp:is_a_source_of gptkb:Livy
Polybius
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkbp:legacy Cultural contributions
Study of military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Syracuse,_Sicily
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Roman_fleet
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:Syracusan_ships
gptkbp:notableFigures Archimedes
Marcellus
gptkbp:notablePerson Archimedes
Marcellus
gptkbp:outcome Syracuse_captured
gptkbp:partOf Second Punic War
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance Demonstrated_Roman_military_strength
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of trade routes
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Syracuse
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Conquest_of_Sicily
gptkb:Marcus_Claudius_Marcellus
Starvation
Expansion of territory
Siege warfare
Defensive tactics
Naval blockade
Use of catapults
Use of local knowledge
Combined land and sea forces
gptkbp:technique Siege and assault
Resistance and defense