Battle of Lilybaeum
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title:
Battle of Lilybaeum
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The Battle of Lilybaeum was the first clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome in 218 BC during the Second Punic War. The Carthaginians had sent 35 quinqueremes to raid Sicily, starting with Lilybaeum. The Romans, warned by Hiero of Syracuse of the coming raid, had time to intercept the Carthaginian contingent with a fleet of 20 quinqueremes and managed to capture several Carthaginian ships.
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description:
First naval clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome during the Second Punic War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lilybaeum
date created:
2006-12-15T09:39:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T15:03:55Z
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