In one battle of this war, the sacred chickens of one belligerent refused to eat their grain and were thrown overboard, and that side then lost the battle of Drepana.
This war was prompted by a call for help from a group who had been defeated by Hiero II, the Mamertines. Battles of it included one in which Xanthippus, a Spartan mercenary, defeated the general Regulus. In one battle of this war, the sacred chickens of one belligerent refused to eat their grain and were thrown overboard, and that side then lost the battle of Drepana. One side used corvi to board its opponents' ships, and had modeled its navy on an abandoned enemy quinquereme. Battles in this war included the naval engagements of Ecnomus, Mylae, and the Aegates Islands. During this war, Hamilcar Barca invaded Sicily. For 10 points, name this war between Rome and Carthage.
This war was prompted by a call for help from a group who had been defeated by Hiero II, the Mamertines.
{First Punic} War