First Punic War

First War between Rome and Carthage
Event war Q6286
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First Punic War

Summary

First Punic War is a war[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • First Punic War's instance of is recorded as war[3].
  • First Punic War was followed by Second Punic War[4].
  • The location of First Punic War was Mediterranean Sea[5].
  • First Punic War is part of Punic Wars[6].
  • First Punic War's Commons category is recorded as First Punic War[7].
  • First Punic War comprises Second Battle of Drepana[8].
  • First Punic War began on January 1, 264 BC[9].
  • First Punic War ended on 241 BC[10].
  • Among those involved in First Punic War was Roman Republic[11].
  • A participant in First Punic War was Ancient Carthage[12].
  • A participant in First Punic War was tyrant of Syracuse[13].
  • First Punic War's topic's main category is recorded as Category:First Punic War[14].
  • First Punic War's Commons gallery is recorded as First Punic War[15].
  • First Punic War's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[16].
  • First Punic War's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • First Punic War's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Military history[19].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Roman and Byzantine military history task force[20].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Classical warfare[21].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome[22].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Phoenicia[23].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Italy[24].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Spain[25].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Portugal[26].
  • First Punic War's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Tunisia[27].

Body

When and Where

First Punic War began on January 1, 264 BC[9]. It ended on 241 BC[10]. The location of it was Mediterranean Sea[5].

Context

First Punic War is part of Punic Wars[6]. Its instance of is recorded as war[3]. It was followed by Second Punic War[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include Roman Republic[11], Ancient Carthage[12], and tyrant of Syracuse[13].

Why It Matters

First Punic War has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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