Siege of Aspis

Siege of Aspis
Part of the First Punic War
DateEarly 255 BC
Location36°51′N 11°6′E / 36.850°N 11.100°E / 36.850; 11.100
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Marcus Atilius Regulus Unknown

The siege of Aspis or Clupea was fought in 256 BC between Carthage and the Roman Republic. It was the first fighting on African land during the First Punic War.