Battle of Agrigentum

Quando

261 a.C.

Tipo

Cerco

Coordenadas

37.32° N, 13.58° E

Description

first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic

262 BC naval battle between Carthage and Rome

The Battle of Agrigentum was the first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The battle was fought after a long siege which started in 262 BC and resulted both in a Roman victory and the beginning of Roman control of Sicily.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Agrigentum Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Anfang des Jahres: Die Karthager schicken eine Entsatzarmee unter Hanno nach Sizilien, um die von den Römern belagerte Stadt Agrigentum (Akragas) zu befreien”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Première guerre punique : Rome s’empare d’Agrigente à la fin de 262 ou au début de l’année”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

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