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First Punic War

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The First Punic War 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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Which happened first?

First Punic War and Battle of Messana began in the same year
First Punic War began 2 years before Kalinga War
First Punic War began 3 years after Chremonidean War
First Punic War began 3 years before Battle of Agrigentum
First Punic War began 9 years before Battle of Bagradas

Timeline

Chremonidean War267–261 BC
Battle of Messana264 BC
First Punic War (this page)264–241 BC
Kalinga Warcirca 262 BC – circa 261 BC
Battle of Agrigentum261 BC
Battle of Bagradas255 BC

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