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the Aegates Islands
the Aegates
also: Aegates insulae, Aegates
Islands off western Sicily, scene of the decisive Roman naval victory that ended the First Punic War.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 21 §41 Aegates Islands
Islands off western Sicily where the Roman naval victory ended the First Punic War.
- The History of Rome, Book 22 §54 Aegates Islands
Islands off western Sicily where Rome's naval victory ended the First Punic War.
- The History of Rome, Book 23 §13 at the Aegates islands
Islands off western Sicily, scene of the naval defeat (241 BC) that ended the First Punic War—Hanno's warning that fortune turns.