besieged Lilybaeum
... that the Romans besieged Lilybaeum for nine years without capturing the Carthaginian city?
... that the Romans <b id="mwCpI"><a href="./Siege_of_Lilybaeum_(250–241_BC)" id="mwCpM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)">besieged Lilybaeum</a></b> for nine years without capturing the <a href="./Ancient_Carthage" id="mwCpQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ancient Carthage">Carthaginian</a> city?