A while ago, we dedicated an article to the long siege that the Romans subjected Lilybaeum to, the last Carthaginian stronghold in Sicily. We then pointed out that this episode, which determined ...

It was used in the Battle of the Aegates, the team stated, a naval battle between Rome and Carthage that marked the end of the first Punic War in 241 BCE, after 23 years of conflict between the ...

The rivalry between Rome and Carthage for control of the western Mediterranean culminated in the three Punic Wars, fought between the two powers from 264 B.C. to 146 B.C., ending in Roman victory.

First Punic War 264-241 BCE (23 years) Second Punic War 218-201 BCE (17 Years) Third Punic War 149-146 BCE (4 Years) (The name Punic derives from the Romans’ word for the Carthaginians, Punicus ...

Found near the Aegadian Islands, just west of Sicily, the bronze rostrum played a role in the last battle of the First Punic War, which ended in 241 B.C.E.

The ruins of the ancient Punic city of Kerkouane in present-day Tunisia. The settlement was probably abandoned around 250 B.C. during the First Punic War and was not rebuilt.