Siege of Saguntum

Siege of Saguntum
Part of the Second Punic War

Medieval castle of Saguntum
Date219 BC
Location
Saguntum, present-day Spain
39°40′33″N 0°16′39″W / 39.67583°N 0.27750°W / 39.67583; -0.27750
Result Carthaginian victory
Belligerents
Carthage Saguntines
Commanders and leaders
Hannibal (WIA)
Maharbal
Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy Nearly the whole fighting force was killed
A number of civilian casualties

The siege of Saguntum took place in 219 BC between the Carthaginians and the Saguntines at the town of Saguntum, near the modern town of Sagunto in the province of Valencia, Spain. The battle is mainly remembered today because it triggered one of the most important wars of antiquity, the Second Punic War.