The First Punic War was fought between Carthage and Rome from 264 BC to 241 BC. It was the first of three major wars fought between Carthage and the Roman Republic.
On March 10, 242 BC in the Battle of Aegusa[?], the Roman fleet sank 50 Carthaginian ships. As a result of this defeat, the Carthaginians submitted to a peace treaty the following year.
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