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Siege of Lilybaeum

Siege of Lilybaeum was a siege conducted in 276 BC at Lilibaeum, in what is now Italy. It was part of the Pyrrhic War, which ran from 280 BC to 275 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory.

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Fought276 BC
WhereLilibaeum, Italy37.803N, 12.429E
OutcomeCarthaginian victory
BelligerentsCarthageagainstEpirus; Greek allies
Part ofPyrrhic War280 BC to 275 BC

Where it sits in the Pyrrhic War

Battle of Heraclea, 280 BCBattle of Asculum, 279 BCSiege of Venusia, 279 BCSiege of Syracuse, 278 BCBattle of Rhegium, 278 BCSiege of Eryx, 277 BCBattle of the Cranita hills, 277 BCBattle of Kroton, 277 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BCBattle of the Strait of Messina, 276 BCBattle of Beneventum, 275 BC280 BC275 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BC
11 placed engagements of the Pyrrhic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date276 BC (year precision)
PlaceLilibaeum, Italy
37.803N, 12.429E
KindSiege, ancient
Territorial changeCarthage reconquers all lost territory in 272 BC
Commanders
Siege of LilybaeumSiege of LilybaeumSiege of LilybaeumSiege of LilybaeumBattle of LilybaeumSiege of MotyaBattle of FalconariaSiege of LilybaeumBattle of FalconariaPalermo100 km37.803N, 12.429E
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

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 Q7510190, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Lilybaeum (c. 277 BC), revision 1380733188, 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.