Transcript Carthage*s dominance in the Mediterranean in 264 BCE

The Punic Wars
1st: 264-241
(Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, North
Africa)
2nd: 218-201
(Italy, Spain, North Africa)
3rd:
(North Africa)
Messana: 264
Mylae 260
(Consuls: Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina and Gaius Duilius vs. Hannibal Gisco
Economus 256
(Consuls Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus vs. Hanno
the Great and Hamilcar )
Tunis, Aspis Adys 256-5
Marcus Atilius Regulus vs. Xanthippus
Drepana 249
Publius Claudius Pulcher and Lucius Junius Paullus vs. Adherbal
Aegates Islands 241
Gaius Lutiatus Catulus vs. Hanno
Phoenician colonies in the Western Mediterranean
Carthage’s dominance in the
Mediterranean in 264 BCE.
Route of Punic Army to Messana 265-264 BCE.
Rhegium
Roman Corvus
Roman Corvus
Battle of Mylae 260 BCE: First use of Roman Corvus
Augustan Reproduction of Gaius Duilius’ victory inscription
Location of the inscription
Romans invade Africa 256 BCE – 255 BCE
1. Roman landing and capture of Apsis (256 BCE)
2. Roman victory at Adys (256 BCE)
3. Romans besiege Tunis (256 BCE)
4. Xanthippus sets out from Carthage with a large army (255 BCE)
5. Battle of Tunis. Romans are defeated on the Bagradas River. Consul Atilius Regulus is
taken prisoner (255 BCE)
6. Romans retreat to Apsis and leave Africa. Roman fleet destroyed by storm (255 BCE)
Following destruction of Roman Fleet by storm:
1. Carthage seizes Agrigentum, burns citadel and retreats (255 BCE)
2. Roman fleet destroyed by storm (255 BCE)
(yellow = Punic, pink = Roman, green = Syracusan)
Roman attacks 250-249 BCE
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Rome isolates Hamilcar in Sicily 247-241 BCE
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Diminishing
power of
Carthage
265-201 BCE
Silver coins issued after the Roman victory over
Carthage in the First Punic War. The obverse shows
the two-headed Janus, whose shrine in the Roman
Forum was closed to mark the end of the war.