Roman helmets, called montefortinos, are easily identified, ... The Battle of the Egadi Islands in 241BC brought the First Punic War to an end after 20 years of fighting.] ...

At the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, an ancient Roman battering ram was found. The heavy object was used during a battle that took place more than 2,200 years ago. A deepwater submarine was ...

A 2,000-year-old battering ram sunk during the First Punic War has been discovered off the coast of Sicily. The bronze fragment of the ram, called a rostrum, was found 80 metres below sea level ...

The 2,200-year-old artifact was used in a famous battle between Rome and Carthage as part of the Punic Wars. ... including 30 Roman helmets, two swords, ...

The find - including helmets, ... 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.

The Punic Wars turned the tide of history. The Punic Wars turned the tide of history. ... 27 similar rostrums have been found in the same stretch of water, along with 30 Roman helmets and two swords.

Carthage, Tunisia (WHTM) In 1985, a war came to an official end – 2,131 years after its final battle. For centuries during the pre-Christian era, two major powers in the Mediterranean Sea are… ...

Archaeologists in Ugento, Italy, uncovered city walls, lead sling bullets, and iron bolts, offering fresh evidence of a ...

The news last week that the mayors of Rome and Carthage have signed a treaty in Tunis officially ending the Third Punic War comes as no surprise, since the hostilities ended in 146 B.C. when the Ro… ...