Wars

First Punic War

Ancient

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General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "First Punic War." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/first-punic-war.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). First Punic War. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/first-punic-war

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-first-punic-war,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {First Punic War},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/first-punic-war},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

The First Punic War (264-241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For twenty-three years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy, and the war ended in Roman victory.

Facts

Start Year

264 BCE 1

End Year

241 BCE 1

Combatants

The Roman Republic against Carthage 1

Outcome

Roman victory; Carthage evacuated Sicily, handed over prisoners, and paid an indemnity of 3,200 talents over ten years 1

Sources

1. Wikipedia: First Punic War

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The First Punic War (264-241 BC) was the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage, the two main powers of the western Mediterranean in the early 3rd century BC. For 23 years, in the longest continuous conflict and greatest naval war of antiquity, the two powers struggled for supremacy.

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1. Wikipedia: First Punic War

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