Gaius Lutatius Catulus defeats a hastily raised,…
241 BCE
Gaius Lutatius Catulus defeats a hastily raised, undermanned Carthaginian fleet in the Aegates (now Egadi) Islands near the western tip of Sicily in 241.
Hamilcar is authorized by Carthage to negotiate for peace, but the actual parley is conducted by Gisco, the Carthaginian commander of Lilybaeum.
By a provision of the peace of 241 BCE, Hamilcar's unbeaten force is allowed to depart from Sicily without any token of submission—a rare gesture granted by the Romans to a defeated enemy.