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DescriptionFirst Punic War Africa 256-255BC.svg
English: This image is based on the Lazenby's book and chronology of events. It is meant to show a strategic overview and intuitive visualization of the African campaign not discussed in his book.
Major events:
Roman landing and capture of Apsis (256 BC)
Roman victory at Adys (256 BC)
Romans siege Tunis (256 BC)
Xanthippus sets out from Carthage with a large army to confront the roman legions (255 BC)
Battle of Tunis. Romans are defeated on the Bagradas River. Consul Atilius Regulus is taken prisoner (255 BC)
Romans retreat to Apsis and leave Africa. Most of them die in a tempest (254 BC)
Español: Mapa basado en el libro de Lazenby y cronología de eventos. Intenta mostrar una visión general estratégica e intuitiva de la campaña africana.
Eventos principales:
Desembarco y captura de Apsis por los romanos (256 a. C.)
Victoria romana en la batalla de Adís (256 a. C.)
Los romanos asedian Túnez (256 a. C.)
Jantipo parte de Cartago con un gran ejército para enfrentarse a los romanos (255 a. C.)
Batalla de Túnez, en los llanos del Bagradas. Derrota romana. El cónsulo Marco Atilio Régulo es tomado prisionero (255 a. C.)
Los romanos se retiran a Apsis y abandonan África. Muchos mueren en una tormenta durante el viaje de regreso (255 - 254 a. C.)
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Own work based on: Africainvasion.JPG from Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN0-8047-2673-6; pp. 97–107.
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