Battle of the Aegates Islands

Quand

241 av. J.-C.

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

37.97° N, 12.20° E

Description

final naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic in the First Punic War, resulting in a decisive Roman victory

Naval

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Carthage-Rome naval battle, 241 BCE

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 Romans were under the overall authority of Gaius Lutatius Catulus, but Quintus Valerius Falto commanded during the battle.

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• First Punic War264 av. J.-C. · Guerre