Category
page 1250s BC conflicts
First Punic War
First War between Rome and Carthage
Battle of Cape Ecnomus
naval battle of the First Punic War fought off Cape Ecnomus (modern day Poggio di Sant'Angelo in Licata, Sicily) and one of the largest naval battles of the ancient world
Battle of Bagradas
battle of the First Punic War with a Carthaginian victory
Battle of Tyndaris
naval battle of the First Punic War that took place off Tyndaris (modern Tindari) in 257 BCE
Battle of Adys
battle of the First Punic War in which Rome defeated Carthage
Battle of Panormus
Roman victory leading to Panormus (modern-day Palermo) being under Roman control for the remainder of the First Punic War
Battle of Sulci
"naval battle fought in 258 BCE between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci, Sardinia",naval battle
Battle of Cos
naval victory of Antigonus II over Ptolemy II's fleet
Siege of Lilybaeum
battle of the First Punic War resulting in a Roman retreat
Siege of Aspis
siege of the First Punic War, and the first confrontation on African soil during the war
Battle of Cape Hermaeum
Roman fighting withdrawal from Africa in 255 BCE
Battle of Thermae
engagement during the First Punic War that took place in 259 BCE