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The Battle of the Aegates Islands

241 BC · Classical Antiquity

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The Battle of the Aegates Islands was fought on March 10, 241 BC. It was the last naval battle of the First Punic War between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire. The Romans won the battle, leading to the end of the war and the establishment of Roman dominance in the Mediterranean.

Key Figures

Gaius Lutatius CatulusQuintus Valerius FaltoHanno the GreatHamilcar Barca

Locations

Aegates IslandsFavignana (Aegusa)Levanzo (Phorbantia)

Topics

mediterraneanpuniccarthaginian empireroman republicaegates islandswarfirst punic war

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The decisive naval battle that ended the First Punic War begun in 264 BC, forcing Carthage to cede Sicily and pay massive war indemnities to Rome First Punic War Began

264 BC · War · Classical Antiquity

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