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Battle of Adys

Type Event Region Africa Time -256

In 256 BCE, during the First Punic War, Roman consul Regulus defeated a combined Carthaginian and mercenary force near Adys, winning Rome's first maj…

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  1. -256North African coast · TunisiaAfter victory at the Battle of Ecnomus, consuls Regulus and Manlius landed about 15,000 troops in North Africa, seeking to directly threaten Carthaginian homeland and force Carthage to sue for peace.
  2. -256Adys · TunisiaRegulus defeated the Carthaginian coalition near Adys; Carthage was forced to sue for peace and release some Roman prisoners. Rome won its first major land victory on African soil, and Carthage's homeland lay open.
  3. -255Tunisia · TunisiaAfter rejecting Carthage's peace terms, Regulus remained in Africa; the following year he was counterattacked by Spartan mercenary Xanthippus and the Carthaginian army, defeated and captured at Tunis, ending the Roman African expedition in disaster.

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