260s BC conflicts

First War between Rome and Carthage

first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic in the First Punic War

war fought by Ashoka

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

war (267–261 BC) fought by a coalition of Greek city-states against Antigonid Macedonian domination, resulting in a Macedonian victory which confirmed Antigonid control over the city states of Greece

first military conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage, marking the start of the First Punic War

first encounter between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War

naval victory of Antigonus II over Ptolemy II's fleet