Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Lipari Islands

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:03, 17 April 2020 (UTC)

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Battle of the Lipari Islands

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  • ... that during the initial naval battle of the First Punic War, the Roman sailors fled and their admiral and their entire fleet was captured? Source: Bagnall, Nigel (1999). The Punic Wars: Rome, Carthage and the Struggle for the Mediterranean. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-6608-4 p. 61.
  • Reviewed: Mount Moulton
  • Comment: Ideas for alternate hooks welcomed

Improved to Good Article status by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 18:03, 27 March 2020 (UTC).

  • New enough, long enough, neutral, well referenced, no copyvios (duh). Hook short enough, interesting, cited, and neutral. QPQ done, no image. L293D (☎ • ✎) 13:58, 28 March 2020 (UTC)