Siege of Siracena

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Siege of Siracena
Part of the Bosporan Civil War
Date 309 BC Location Siracena, Sarmatia Result Siraceni victory
Belligerents
The Siraceni	Bosporans, Scythians
Commanders and leaders
Eumelos, Aripharnes	Satyrus II † Meniscus
Strength
Siracen Infantry	Thracian peltasts Greek hoplites Scythian Infantry
Casualties and losses
Low	High

The Siege of Siracena was a Bosporan siege led by Satyrus II and Meniscus on the fortified capital city of the Siraces, Siracena, that occurred in 309 BC during the First Bosporan Civil War. The Siraces were a hellenized Sarmatian tribe that had sided with Eumelos, a claimant to the Bosporan throne and a brother of Satyrus.