First Punic War (23 mayo 264 año aC – 23 mayo 241 año aC)
Descripción:
War for control of Sicily
Messina, role of Siricusa
Breaks out because of local conflict in Siciliy
Messina wants to form a city government and Carthage is like nope
Messina calls in Rome to help them defeat Carthage
This forced Rome to create a fleet of ships because Carthage was such a strong naval force because IT had control over the western mediterranean
Carthage ends up losing its possessions to Sicily
Sicily becomes the first PROVINCE
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fecha:
23 mayo 264 año aC
23 mayo 241 año aC
~ 23 years