Battle of Panormus

The Battle of Panormus was fought in 250 BC during the First Punic War. A Roman army led by Lucius Caecilius Metellus defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hasdrubal. Roman force of two legions defeated a much larger Carthaginians army of 30,000 men and between 60 and 142 war elephants. This was the last significant land battle of the war,...