Battle of Agrigentum
| Battle of Agrigentum | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Punic War | |||||||||
Map of central Mediterranean Sea, showing location of Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 40,000–100,000 soldiers and laborers |
31,500–56,000 men
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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15,000–30,540 dead
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7,200
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The Battle of Agrigentum (Sicily, 262 BC) was the first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The battle was fought after a long siege which started in 262 BC and resulted both in a Roman victory and the beginning of Roman control of Sicily.