Siege of Saguntum

Siege of Saguntum
Part of the Second Punic War
Medieval castle of Saguntum
Date 219 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 Beginning of the Second Punic War
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.