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Siege of Lilybaeum

Siege of Lilybaeum was a siege conducted in 250 BC at Lilibaeum, in what is now Italy; it lasted about 9 years. It was part of First Punic War, which ran from 264 BC to 241 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: Over 100,000 against 10,000.

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Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC) - Roman fleet entering the area
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC) - Roman fleet entering the area. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought250 BClasted about 9 years
WhereLilibaeum, Italy37.803N, 12.429E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRomeagainstCarthage
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown
Part ofFirst Punic War264 BC to 241 BC

Where it sits in First Punic War

Battle of Messana, 264 BCBattle of Agrigentum, 261 BCSiege of Mytistraton, 261 BCBattle of Mylae, 260 BCBattle of the Lipari Islands, 260 BCBattle of Sulci, 258 BCBattle of Tyndaris, 257 BCBattle of Cape Ecnomus, 256 BCBattle of Bagradas, 255 BCBattle of Adys, 255 BCSiege of Aspis, 255 BCBattle of Panormus, 251 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 250 BCBattle of Drepana, 249 BCSiege of Drepana, 249 BCBattle of Mount Erice, 249 BCSecond Battle of Drepana, 243 BCBattle of the Aegates Islands, 241 BC264 BC241 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 250 BC
18 placed engagements of First Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date250 BC (year precision)
to 241 BC
PlaceLilibaeum, Italy
37.803N, 12.429E
KindSiege, ancient
StrengthOver 100,00010,000
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Gaius Atilius Regulus Serranus
  • Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus
  • Publius Claudius Pulcher (consul 249 BC)
  • Gaius Lutatius Catulus (consul 242 BC)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 368 BC and 218 BC.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 250 BC

Siege of Lilybaeum is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2263273, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC), revision 1380733366, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.