Siege of Lilybaeum

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.

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-217 Battle of Lilybaeum

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-240 Battle of the Aegates Islands

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-248 Battle of Drepana

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-248 — -240 Siege of Drepana

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-275 Siege of Lilybaeum

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-276 Siege of Eryx

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-276 Siege of Eryx

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-367 Siege of Lilybaeum

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-397 Siege of Motya

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-450 Battle of Motya

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1299 Battle of Falconaria

1943-04-16T00:00:00Z

1943-04-16T00:00:00Z

1943 Battle of the Cigno Convoy

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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