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First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end.
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First Punic War
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of the Aegates
Naval battle between Carthage and Rome in 241 BC
The Battle of the Aegates was a naval battle fought on 10 March 241 BC between the fleets of Carthage and Rome during the First Punic War. It took place among the Aegates Islands, off the western coast of the island of Sicily. The Carthaginians were commanded by Hanno, and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roman Republic
Period of Roman history (c. 509 – 27 BC)
The Roman Republic was the era of classical Roman civilisation beginning with the overthrow of the Roman Kingdom and ending in 27 BC with the establishment of the Roman Empire following the War of Actium. During this period, Rome's control expanded from the city's immediate…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carthage
Archaeological site in Tunisia
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