Battle of Lilybaeum

GPTKB entity

Statements (102)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Roman control over Sicily solidified
Carthaginian surrender
Carthage's naval power diminished
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
Heavy for Carthage
Light for Rome
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Carthaginian_Empire
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
gptkbp:crew Larger than Roman fleet
Smaller than Carthaginian fleet
gptkbp:date 241 BC
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Lilybaeum
gptkbp:has_ability Arrived in time
gptkbp:historical_context Roman expansion in the Mediterranean
Carthaginian decline
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Sulla
gptkb:Publius_Cornelius_Scipio
gptkb:Lucius_Manlius_Vulso_Longus
gptkb:Appian
gptkb:Gaius_Duilius
gptkb:Cato_the_Elder
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Scipio_Africanus
gptkb:Augustus
gptkb:Mago_Barca
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Hannibal
gptkb:Marcus_Aemilius_Regillus
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Gracchus
gptkb:Tiberius_Gracchus
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
gptkb:Hasdrubal
gptkb:Polybius
gptkbp:historical_impact Loss of Sicily
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:End_of_the_First_Punic_War
Strategic location
Shift in power dynamics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lilybaeum
gptkbp:influence Roman naval tactics
Carthaginian military reforms
gptkbp:legacy Foundation for Roman naval dominance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lilybaeum
gptkbp:military_strategy Innovative
Effective
Flanking maneuvers
Boarding actions
Ramming ships
gptkbp:mood Boosted
gptkbp:notable_battle Expansion of Roman influence
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Carthaginian_fleet
gptkb:Roman_fleet
Established
Strengthened
Deteriorated
gptkbp:outcome Carthaginian surrender
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Punic_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Drepana
gptkb:Battle_of_Mylae
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the First Punic War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Sicily
Control of the western Mediterranean
gptkbp:successor gptkb:End_of_the_First_Punic_War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Significant
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
gptkb:battle
gptkb:military_siege
Blockade
Defensive
Consolidation of power
Offensive
Considerable
Delayed
Desperation
Diminished
Hit-and-run
Naval engagement
Ineffective
Questioned after defeat
Celebrated after victory
Outdated
Failed to adapt
Adapted to circumstances
Resupply attempts
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Lilybaeum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman-Phoenician_wars
gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates
gptkb:Mago_Barca
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Battle_of_Piraeus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4