What the records say
- When
- 255 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 36.85° N, 11.10° E
- Description
- siege of the First Punic War, and the first confrontation on African soil during the war
Siege of Aspis
Military investment of the town of Aspis by the Romans during the First Punic War
The siege of Aspis or Clupea was fought in 256 BC between Carthage and the Roman Republic. It was the first fighting on African land during the First Punic War.
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