Battle of Agrigentum 261 BC
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 261 BC | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Ancient (before 500) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | First Punic War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ancient Rome | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 37.3167, 13.5833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Agrigentum (Sicily, 262 BC) was the first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The battle was fought after a long siege which started in 262 BC and resulted both in a Roman victory and the beginning of Roman control of Sicily.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Agrigentum (revision 1370431100), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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