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The '''Battle of Agrigentum''' was fought in 261 B.C. as part of the [[Punic Wars]] between [[Roman Republic|Rome]] and [[Carthage]].  In 262 B.C. the Romans laid siege to the Carthaginian stronghold in western Sicily.  The defenders under Hannibal Gisco<ref>Not to be confused with Hannibal Barca, who led Carthage in the ''Second'' Punic War.</ref> put up a stout defense and the next year, a relieving army from Carthage under [[Hanno]] was defeated, but gave Hannibal Gisco the opportunity to escape with his army intact and let the Romans take the city.  

The '''Battle of Agrigentum''' was fought in 261 B.C. as part of the [[Punic Wars|First Punic War]] between [[Roman Republic|Rome]] and [[Carthage]].  In 262 B.C. the Romans laid siege to the Carthaginian stronghold in western Sicily.  The defenders under Hannibal Gisco<ref>Not to be confused with Hannibal Barca, who led Carthage in the ''Second'' Punic War.</ref> put up a stout defense and the next year, a relieving army from Carthage under [[Hanno]] was defeated, but gave Hannibal Gisco the opportunity to escape with his army intact and let the Romans take the city.  The Battle of Agrigentum marked the first large-scale engagement between Roman and Carthaginian forces.

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