Siege of Lilybaeum
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The siege of Lilybaeum lasted for nine years, from 250 to 241 BC, as the Roman army laid siege to the Carthaginian-held Sicilian city of Lilybaeum during the First Punic War. Rome and Carthage had been at war since 264 BC, fighting mostly on the island of Sicily or in the waters around it, and the Romans were slowly pushing the Carthaginians back. By 250 BC, the Carthaginians held only the cities of Lilybaeum and Drepana; these were well-fortified and situated on the west coast, where they could be supplied and reinforced by sea without the Romans being able to use their superior army to interfere.
-249 — -240
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 217 | Battle of Lilybaeum | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 240 | Battle of the Aegates Islands | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 248 | Battle of Drepana | Carthage, naval battle, Ancient Rome | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 248 | Siege of Drepana | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 249 | Siege of Lilybaeum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 275 | Siege of Lilybaeum | Ancient Carthage, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 276 | Siege of Eryx | siege, Ancient Carthage, Epirus | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 276 | Siege of Eryx | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 367 | Siege of Lilybaeum | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 397 | Siege of Motya | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 450 | Battle of Motya | Sicels, Acragas, Syrakousai, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1299 | Battle of Falconaria | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1943 | Battle of the Cigno Convoy | United Kingdom, battle | Wikidata |
| site | castle | Castello di Santa Caterina | castle | Wikidata | |