What the records say
- When
- 250 BCE – 241 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 37.80° N, 12.43° E
- Description
- battle of the First Punic War resulting in a Roman retreat
Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)
Roman siege of a Carthaginian city during the First Punic War
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.
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