The helmet, recovered from the site of the Battle ... that are upsetting our understanding of naval tactics during the Punic Wars, which saw the upstart republic overthrow its North African ...

along with bronze helmets and armour. The Battle of the Aegates Islands in 241 BC was a naval battle fought between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic during the First Punic War.

Rome’s victory in the skirmish, officially called the Battle of the Aegates, brought an end to the First Punic War, the initial ... a Montefortino-style Roman helmet decorated with three ...