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The Roman Republic defeated Carthaginian forces at the Battle of the Aegates, off the western coast of Sicily, in the final battle of the First Punic War.
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Sicily
Island in the Mediterranean, region of Italy
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First Punic War
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
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