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What was the Battle of Phintias (249 BC)?

Introduction The naval Battle of Phintias took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Licata, southern Sicily between the fleets of Carthage under Carthalo and the Roman Republic under Lucius Junius Pullus. The Carthaginian fleet had intercepted the Roman Fleet off Phintias, and had forced it to seek shelter. Carthalo, who… Read More

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What was the Battle of Drepana (249 BC)?

Introduction The naval Battle of Drepana (or Drepanum) took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near Drepana (modern Trapani) in western Sicily, between a Carthaginian fleet under Adherbal and a Roman fleet commanded by Publius Claudius Pulcher. Pulcher was blockading the Carthaginian stronghold of Lilybaeum (modern Marsala) when he decided to attack… Read More

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What was the Battle of Panormus (250 BC)?

Introduction The Battle of Panormus was fought in Sicily in 250 BC during the First Punic War between a Roman army led by Lucius Caecilius Metellus and a Carthaginian force led by Hasdrubal. The Roman force of two legions defending the city of Panormus defeated the much larger Carthaginian army of 30,000 men and between… Read More

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What was the Battle of Jodoigne (1568)?

Introduction The Battle of Jodoigne was fought on 20 October 1568 between Spanish and Dutch Rebel forces. Part of the Dutch Revolt 1566-1648, also known as the Eighty Years’ War or Dutch War of Independence. Background In 1568, the Dutch Revolt had developed into war. During the summer, Louis and Adolf of the House of… Read More

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Roman Withdrawal from Africa (255 BC)

Introduction The Roman withdrawal from Africa was the attempt by the Roman Republic in 255 BC to rescue the survivors of their defeated expeditionary force to Carthaginian Africa during the First Punic War. A large fleet commanded by Servius Fulvius Paetinus Nobilior and Marcus Aemilius Paullus successfully evacuated the remnants of the expedition, defeating a… Read More

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What was the Battle of Bagradas River (255 BC)?

Introduction The Battle of the Bagradas River (the ancient name of the Medjerda), also known as the Battle of Tunis, was a victory by a Carthaginian army led by Xanthippus over a Roman army led by Marcus Atilius Regulus in the spring of 255 BC, nine years into the First Punic War. The previous year,… Read More