Siege of Lilybaeum 250 BCE – Part 5
The Defenders Rally The First Attempt If you are just joining us now, you can check out parts 1, 2, 3, or 4 to read up on what … Read More
The Defenders Rally The First Attempt If you are just joining us now, you can check out parts 1, 2, 3, or 4 to read up on what … Read More
Blockade Running The Blockade Before we begin, if would like to, click here for parts 1, 2, and 3 of the Siege of Lilybaeum to read up on … Read More
Questionable Mercenaries Plotting Before we begin, if you are just joining now in the story of the Siege of Lilybaeum, you can click here for part … Read More
Heavy Skirmishing Carthage Sends Reinforcements The situation for Lilybaeum was not looking all that great. Even though its defenses had never fallen to an opposing army, they had … Read More
Setting the Stage The remnants of the Carthaginian army in Sicily retreated to its last two strongholds of Lilybaeum and Drepana after its defeat at the Battle of Panormus. It … Read More
Aulus Atilius Calatinus and Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina sailed out from Italy with the new Roman fleet early in 254 BCE. After rendezvousing at Messana in order to … Read More
As we have seen, the Carthaginians mustered a force under Hannibal the son of Gisgo to the fortified city of Agrigentum. This move was a relatively large escalation of Carthaginian … Read More
Now besieged inside Messana, Appius Claudius Caudex had limited options. He was likely a supporter of the war as he was an idle consul wanting to garner more gloria and … Read More
After being crushed by Hiero at the Longanus River and with one of their leaders slain, the Mamertines were in a precarious position. A small Carthaginian garrison under the command … Read More