🏛️ ROME SINKS CARTHAGE

March 10, 241 BC — Off the rocky Aegates Islands, the Roman fleet under Gaius Lutatius Catulus intercepts a desperate Carthaginian armada laden with supplies for their besieged armies in Sicily. After 23 grueling years of the First Punic War, the better-trained Roman marines overwhelm Hanno's undermanned ships, sinking 50 vessels and capturing 70 more. The decisive victory forces Carthage to sue for peace, ending Rome's first great overseas war and marking the beginning of its rise to Mediterranean dominance.

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