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what was the Messana conflict

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The Battle of Messana in 265-264 BC was the first military clash between the Roman Republic  and Carthage. It marked the start of the First Punic War. In that period, and after the recent successes in southern Italy, Sicily  became of increasing strategic importance to Rome.