Siege of Massalia

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Massalia_became_a_Roman_ally
gptkbp:alliance formed during the siege
Roman_fleet_involved
with_Pompey_supporters
gptkbp:battle Massalia's_status_changed
gptkbp:casualties high for both sides
gptkbp:commander Caesar's_command_style
gptkbp:controversy over its importance
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later military sieges
gptkbp:culturalHeritage in literature and art
gptkbp:date 49 BC
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:electronic_warfare siege engines used
gptkbp:expansion in_the_Mediterranean_region
gptkbp:historical_significance varied among historians
demonstrated_Caesar's_military_prowess
gptkbp:historicalContext Late Republic
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Caesar's_Commentarii_de_Bello_Civili
gptkbp:historicalRecords varied perspectives
of_the_Roman_Civil_War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Massalia
gptkbp:impact on future sieges
gptkbp:key_figure Gaius Caninius Rebilus
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:legacy strategic lessons learned
in military studies
gptkbp:legislation involved in the conflict
gptkbp:location gptkb:Massalia
gptkbp:measures food supply management
gptkbp:militaryRank suffered during the siege
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:fortifications_of_Massalia
gptkbp:outcome Massalia's_surrender
gptkbp:politicalPosition Civil War factions
Roman_expansion_in_Gaul
gptkbp:result Roman_victory
gptkbp:significance part_of_the_Roman_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Mediterranean_coast
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Massalians
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Julius_Caesar
siege warfare
blockade
encirclement
use of local geography
to control trade routes
comprised legions