Ancient Rome · TURNING POINT · 264 BC
The Mamertine appeal (264 BC)
264 BC — Italian mercenaries holding Messana ask Rome for help against Carthage. The Senate hesitates; the assembly votes war. Legions cross salt water for the first time.
- When
- 264 BC
- Type
- Turning point
- Chapter
- First Punic War (chapter 1 of Ancient Rome)
- Atlas
- The Rise and Fall of Rome, 264 BC – AD 476
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