event
Bellum Punicum Primum
the First Punic War
Rome's first war with Carthage (264-241 BC), at whose close the temple of Janus was shut.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 1 §19 First Punic War
Rome's first war with Carthage (264-241 BC).
- The History of Rome, Book 21 §1 First Punic War
The earlier Rome-Carthage war (264-241 BC) over Sicily, ended at the Aegates Islands.
- The History of Rome, Book 31 §1 First Punic War
The First Punic War (264-241 BC) against Carthage, with which Livy dates the start of his sixty-three-year span.