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Battle of Messana

first military conflict between the Roman Republic and Carthage, marking the start of the First Punic War
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Battle of Messana

Summary

Battle of Messana is a battle[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Messana is in the country of Italy[3].
  • Battle of Messana's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • The location of Battle of Messana was Messina[5].
  • Battle of Messana is part of First Punic War[6].
  • Battle of Messana's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Messana[7].
  • Battle of Messana took place on 264 BC[8].
  • Battle of Messana's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.18, 'lon': 15.561388888889}[9].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Messana occurred on 264 BC[8]. The location of it was Messina[5]. It is in the country of Italy[3].

Context

Battle of Messana is part of First Punic War[6]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Why It Matters

Battle of Messana has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Italy Messina

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · Pi bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.18, 'lon': 15.561388888889}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 38°10'48.0"N, 15°33'41.0"E, Importing coordinate from enwp"
  2. 27d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Italy
    Point in time → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P625]]: 38°10'48"N, 15°33'41"E, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1780981630519; property is not to be used on events (these belong to the location (P276) in"
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