March 10 241 BCE – The First Punic War Comes to an End with the Battle of the Aegates Islands

March 10 241 BCE – The First Punic War Comes to an End with the Battle of the Aegates IslandsRate this post After 23 years at war, Carthage and Rome — the two powers of the Mediterranean Sea — met for one final conflict in the First Punic War. Cutting through the water off the coast of Sicily on March 10, 241 BCE, the two navies fought the Battle of the Aegates Islands. The resulting Roman victory signalled the end of combat between the two empires and crippled the Carthaginians for a generation. In 300 BCE, Rome had only partial control of what is today modern Italy and its armies […]