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  Punic Wars timeline
     
264 BC
 
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A clash in Sicily, between Rome and Carthage, leads to the First Punic War     
260 BC
 
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A Carthaginian quinquereme, captured by the Romans, is used as the model for the first Roman fleet - constructed in two months       
260 BC
 
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The new Roman fleet wins a decisive victory over the Carthaginians at Mylae, thanks largely to the 'raven' (corvus in Latin)       
241 BC
 
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A Roman naval victory at Trapani, off the northwest tip of Sicily, completes the blockade of the Carthaginians and ends the First Punic War      
241 BC
 
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At the end of the First Punic War, Sicily becomes Rome's first overseas province      
c. 240 BC
 
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Spain, with its mines of gold, silver and copper, is a hotly disputed region between Carthage and Rome