aegates_isles | ||
1. | [ noun ] (military,Roman antiquity) islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the First Punic War in 241 BC | |
Synonyms: | Aegadean_Isles | |
Related terms: | naval_battle Mediterranean punic_war Punic_Wars | |