Lilybaeum
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Lilybaeum was an important ancient Carthaginian and later Roman city in western Sicily, strategically located near modern Marsala and known for its military and commercial significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lilybaeum canonical | 4 |
| Lilybaeum (ancient Marsala) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| country |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | destruction of Motya ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Punic (Carthaginian) people
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginians
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Roman buildings
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ fortifications ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | possibly from Greek for "to escape destruction" ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
naval base
ⓘ
trading port ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Lilybaion ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | long siege by Romans 250–241 BCE ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Lilybaeum self-link ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commercial center
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
First Punic War
ⓘ
Punic Wars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
siege during the First Punic War
ⓘ
strategic harbor ⓘ strong fortifications ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs | Marsala ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ western Sicily ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Cape Boeo
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ westernmost point of Sicily ⓘ |
| modernSiteWithin | Marsala ⓘ |
| near | Marsala ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carthaginian sphere of influence
ⓘ
Province of Sicily ⓘ Roman province of Sicilia ⓘ |
| region | Province of Trapani ⓘ |
| replaced | Motya ⓘ |
| strategicFor |
control of western Sicily
ⓘ
naval operations between Sicily and Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | Roman control after First Punic War ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Sicily
this entity surface form:
Lilybaeum (ancient Marsala)