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    PUNIC WAR SHIP

    Jun 17, 2021 3 minutes

    The First Punic War was the first of three wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Carthaginian Empire. It broke out in 264 BCE when Carthage intervened in a dispute between the cities of Messina and Syracause on the island of Sicily, a Carthaginian province. Rome got involved on behalf of Messina while Carthage supported Syracause, triggering a bitter war for control over Sicily that lasted over 20 years.

    While Carthage had a powerful navy that dominated

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