The First Punic War is how Rome went from zero warships in 264 BC to ruling the Mediterranean by 241 BC. This film traces the 23-year war against Carthage for Sicily, from copying a wrecked Carthaginian quinquereme to build 120 ships in 60 days and the 36-foot corvus bridge that won at Mylae, to the privately funded fleet of 200 ships that won the Battle of the Aegates Islands on March 10, 241 BC. It covers Agrigentum, Hamilcar Barca on Mount Eryx, and the 3,200-talent peace that made Sicily Rome's first province.






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