# Battle of Messana

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

**Wikidata**: [Q2478491](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2478491)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Messana)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/battle-of-messana


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013