First Punic War
First War between Rome and Carthage
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Summary
First Punic War is a war[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,990 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Followed by: Second Punic War[3]
- Location: Mediterranean Sea[4]
- Part of: Punic Wars[5]
- Commons category: First Punic War[6]
- Has part(s): Second Battle of Drepana[7]
- Start time: January 1, 264 BC[8]
- End time: 241 BC[9]
- Participant: Roman Republic[10], Ancient Carthage[11], tyrant of Syracuse[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:First Punic War[13]
- Commons gallery: First Punic War[14]
- Described by source: Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Military history[18], Roman and Byzantine military history task force[19], WikiProject Classical warfare[20], WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome[21], WikiProject Phoenicia[22], WikiProject Italy[23], WikiProject Spain[24], WikiProject Portugal[25], WikiProject Tunisia[26], WikiProject Africa[27]
Why It Matters
First Punic War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]