First Punic War
264 - 241 B.C.E.
CARTHAGE &
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WAR BREAKS OUT
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THE FIRST
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Fun Facts!
- Despite its obvious advantages, the corvus was heavy and awkward, and it was never used again after the Punic Wars!
TEXT Taken and modified from: "Early Times: The Story of Ancient Rome" by Suzanne Strauss Art (1993) AND "A Message of Ancient Days" (Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003).