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Property	Value
rdf:type	Military conflict
rdfs:label	Battle of Lilybaeum
rdfs:comment	The Battle of Lilybaeum was the first naval clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome 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 made of 20 quinqueremes and capture several Carthaginian ships.
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Strength	20 35
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Partof	the Second Punic War
Date	Summer, 218 BC
Commander	Unknown Amellius, Praetor of Sicily
Casualties	7 Unknown
Result	Roman victory
combatant	12 25
Place	Near Lilybaeum, Sicily
Conflict	Battle of 218 BC
abstract	The Battle of Lilybaeum was the first naval clash between the navies of Carthage and Rome 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 made of 20 quinqueremes and capture several Carthaginian ships.