| NOUN | act | Aegates Isles, Aegadean Isles | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | Aegadean Isles | |
| Instance of | naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
| Part of | Punic War | One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome |
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