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Marsala
Marsala , city (1991 pop. 80,177), W Sicily, Italy, a port on the Mediterranean Sea, located on Cape Boeo. It is noted for its sweet wine. The ancient Lilybaeum , it was later renamed Marsah al Allah [port of God] by the Arabs. In 1860, Garibaldi landed there at the start of his successful campaign... Read more
Hamilcar Barca
Hamilcar Barca d. 229 or 228 BC, Carthaginian general. He was assigned the command in Sicily in 247 in the First Punic War (see Punic Wars ). From mountain bases near Palermo he made repeated raids on the Romans and relieved the Punic garrison in Lilybaeum. However, the Carthaginians were defeated... Read more
Punic Wars
Punic Wars three distinct conflicts between Carthage and Rome . When they began, Rome had nearly completed the conquest of Italy, while Carthage controlled NW Africa and the islands and the commerce of the W Mediterranean. When they ended, Carthage was ruined, and Rome was the greatest power W o... Read more
Sicily
Sicily , Ital. Sicilia, region (1991 pop. 4,966,386), 9,925 sq mi (25,706 sq km), S Italy, mainly situated on the island of Sicily, which is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west and south, by the Ionian Sea on the east, and by the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, and which is separated from th... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Lilybaeum"

Lilybaeum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Lilybaeum , ancient city of Sicily, on the extreme western coast. It is the modern Marsala . It was founded (396 BC) by Carthage and...
Hamilcar Barca
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...people, put an end to the First Punic War. Hamilcar received free retreat for his troops, transferred them from Mt. Eryx to Lilybaeum, and laid down his command. Revolt of the Mercenaries Upon returning to Africa, Hamilcar's mercenary troops revolted...
Sicily
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Sicani, and Siculi. Phoenicians later settled on the west coast, notably at Panormus (now Palermo); Carthaginians founded Lilybaeum and Drepanum (now Trapani ); and on the east and southeast coasts Greeks founded (8th-6th cent. BC) such cities as...
Marsala
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...W Sicily, Italy, a port on the Mediterranean Sea, located on Cape Boeo. It is noted for its sweet wine. The ancient Lilybaeum , it was later renamed Marsah al Allah [port of God] by the Arabs. In 1860, Garibaldi landed there at the start of his...
Punic Wars
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...but were effectively blocked farther west by the brilliant guerrilla warfare of Hamilcar Barca , and they failed to take Lilybaeum, the chief Punic base. The Romans equipped a new fleet that destroyed (241) the Punic fleet off the Aegates (now Aegadian...

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The First Punic War.(Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...initially strategically defensive in purpose. He supplies not only useful maps but also new, incisive observations on Ecnomus, Lilybaeum, and Drepana. He makes as serious an effort as can reasonably be made to recover Carthaginian thinking and persuades this...
CARTHAGE AND ROME: Two Powers on the Rise.(war for Sicily between the ancient cities of Rome and Carthage)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Carthaginians. At the time, Carthage controlled much of Sicily. When Pyrrhus failed to capture the important Sicilian town of Lilybaeum, he left the island and soon returned home to Greece. The Romans were relieved to hear of Pyrrhus' departure. They had...