241 BCE
Aegates Islands; Carthage leaves Sicily
In 241 BCE Gaius Lutatius Catulus destroys the Carthaginian relief fleet. By the treaty Carthage evacuates Sicily and pays 3,200 talents; Sicily becomes Rome's first province.
241 BCE
In 241 BCE Gaius Lutatius Catulus destroys the Carthaginian relief fleet. By the treaty Carthage evacuates Sicily and pays 3,200 talents; Sicily becomes Rome's first province.