Siege of Syracuse (343 BC)

Siege of Syracuse
Part of The Sicilian Wars
Date 344–343/342 BC Location Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Result Corinthian victory; democracy restored to Syracuse
Belligerents
Leontini Carthage	Syracuse	Corinth Tauromenium Adranum Tyndaris Catana
Commanders and leaders
Hicetas Mago	Dionysius II	Timoleon
Strength
Carthaginians: 60,000 infantry 150 ships	2,000	6,400

The siege of Syracuse from 344 to 343/342 BC was part of a war between the Syracusan general Hicetas and the tyrant of Syracuse, Dionysius II. The conflict became more complex when Carthage and Corinth became involved. The Carthaginians had made an alliance with Hicetas to expand their power in Sicily. Somewhat later, the Corinthian general Timoleon arrived in Sicily to restore democracy to Syracuse. With the assistance of several other Sicilian Greek cities, Timoleon emerged victorious and reinstated a democratic regime in Syracuse. The siege is described by the ancient historians Diodorus Siculus and Plutarch, but there are important differences in their accounts.