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Ancient Rome · BATTLE SITE · 241 BC

Battle of the Aegates Islands (241 BC)

On the Ancient Rome map as “Aegates Islands”

10 Mar 241 BC — Rome has lost four fleets. Private loans pay for a fifth, which destroys Carthage’s last fleet at the Aegates Islands. Sicily becomes Rome’s first province.

When
10 Mar 241 BC
Type
Battle site
Chapter
First Punic War (chapter 1 of Ancient Rome)
Atlas
The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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Map showing Battle of the Aegates Islands (241 BC), battle site in The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
BATTLE SITE · THE RISE AND FALL OF ROME, 264 BC – AD 476

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