Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

Lilibaeum: contested ground

The ground around Lilibaeum was fought over 4 times between 368 BC and 218 BC: 3 sieges and 1 naval action, in 4 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Siege of LilybaeumSiege of LilybaeumSiege of LilybaeumBattle of LilybaeumBattle of LilybaeumTunisPalermoCataniaMessinaBizerteSiracusaBéjaReggio di Calabria200 km37.802N, 12.430E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Siege of Lilybaeum, 368 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 276 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 250 BCBattle of Lilybaeum, 218 BC368 BC218 BC
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
368 BCSiege of LilybaeumLilibaeumSecond Greco-Carthaginian War
276 BCSiege of LilybaeumLilibaeumPyrrhic War
250 BCSiege of LilybaeumLilibaeumFirst Punic War
218 BCBattle of LilybaeumMarsalaSecond Punic War

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.