Siege by Hannibal

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Carthaginian control of Sicily
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Hannibal_Barca
gptkbp:duration two years
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:First_Punic_War
Roman naval power
Carthaginian expansion
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Hannibal's military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege by Hannibal
gptkbp:inspired subsequent military leaders
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Syracuse
gptkbp:legacy studied in military academies
influenced future military sieges
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Carthaginian_army
gptkb:mercenaries
local allies
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Aegates_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
gptkbp:outcome Carthaginian dominance in the region
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Polybius
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Fall_of_Lilybaeum
gptkb:Battle_of_Cannae
gptkb:Battle_of_Zama
gptkb:Siege_of_Lilybaeum
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates
gptkb:Siege_of_Carthage
Roman military reforms
Roman expansion in the Mediterranean
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps
Carthaginian naval strategy
Roman siege tactics
Carthaginian military reforms
Carthaginian defeat in the First Punic War
Carthaginian political struggles
Hannibal's exile
Hannibal's later campaigns
Hannibal's tactics in the Second Punic War
gptkbp:resulted_in Carthaginian victory
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of trade routes
military foothold in Sicily
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:blockade
starvation
siege engines
gptkbp:year 241 BC
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saguntum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6