The Activity if Romans under Consul Lutatius Catulus to blockade Carthaginian strongholds of Drepana, Eryx and Lilybaeum in 241 BC during the First Punic War in Western Sicily. Carthage sent a fleet to lift the blockade. Romn won the ensuing naval battle, and Carthage sued for Peace.
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>. Based on Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-2674-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8047-2674-0">ISBN 978-0-8047-2674-0</a>. Pp. 143–159