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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 28 April 2020 (UTC)

Siege of Lilybaeum (250–241 BC)

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... that the Romans commenced the Siege of Lilybaeum by attacking the 7,700 Carthaginian defenders with over 100,000 men? Source: Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2674-0 pp. 124, 126.
- ALT1:... that the Romans besieged the city of Lilybaeum for nine years without taking it? Source: Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2674-0 p. 143.

Reviewed: Raymond W. Bliss
Comment: Ideas for further hooks welcomed

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 00:09, 6 April 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

Nice article! Personally, I prefer ALT1 but will let the promoter decide. b uidhe 01:40, 6 April 2020 (UTC)