Lilybaeum , ancient city of Sicily, on the extreme western coast. It is the modern Marsala . It was founded (396 BC) by Carthage and became a stronghold. In the First Punic War it resisted a long Roman siege (250-242 BC). Rome finally won (241 BC) the city and used it as a base for the African campaign of Scipio Africanus Major . The city was famous for its harbor.
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Deconstructing the Classical Age: Africa and the unity of the Mediterranean world.
The Journal of Negro History; 3/22/1994; Keita, Maghan; 11180 words;
... were called upon to serve in native regiments. There were Gallic specialists . . . whose knowledge led to the failure of the Lilybaeum plot. Others studied the Libyans, the Iberians, or the Ligurians.(46) The implication here is that within the military strata ...
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The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 10/1/2001; Schmitz, Philip C.; 11383 words;
... conceptual and geographic entity. Two excellent maps (pp. 554-55) illustrate the physical geography ... Narnaka), and Kourion (Episkopi). Three maps and a table illustrate the discussion ... book's final chapter. Supplied with two maps, a site plan, and three archaeological ...
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