HIST 3131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Breadbasket, Battle Of The Aegates, Mamertines
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Imperial control over areas of north africa, spain, sicily, and the balearic islands: greater states around the empire controlled by aristocrats o. 280bce, mercenaries from syracuse (called mamertines) captured the city of messina o. 270bce, roman garrison at rhegium followed after the mamertines o. Romans send a new force to defeat the rogue garrison. 265, syracuse attacks and defeats the mamertines. 265bce, mamertines appeal to carthage and rome for protection against syracuse. 264bce, romans send military aid to the mamertines. Mamertines ask carthage to leave, carthage leaves. Carthage allies with syracuse and besieges messina and the mamertines. Messina could have provided a strategic beachhead to invade italy from. Roman forces apparently defeated both the carthaginians and the syracusans. Syracuse made peace with rome after rome besieged the city. 241bce: decisive battle off aegates islands, roman victory. Mercenary war: mercenaries turn on carthage when carthage cannot pay them o. Roman seizure of sardinia o o o.
