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Battle of Agrigentum

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General George S. Patton took great interest in the battle and visited the site.

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Battle of Agrigentum

The Battle of Agrigentum (Sicily, 261 BC) was the first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthaginians and the Republic of Rome. The battle was fought after a long siege which started in 262 BC and resulted both in a Roman victory and the beginning of the Roman control of Sicily.

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