Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Aegates

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The result was: promoted by Maile66 (talk) 01:41, 8 February 2020 (UTC)

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Battle of the Aegates

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  • ... that the Battle of the Aegates ended the First Punic War after 23 years? Source: Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-2674-0, page 157; Bagnall, Nigel (1999). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4, page 97.

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 19:41, 1 February 2020 (UTC).

  • Promoted to GA. Hook and article are referenced. First hook is more interesting. QPQ done. No copyright or neutrality issues detected. Good to go. KAVEBEAR (talk) 06:34, 2 February 2020 (UTC)