The Treaty of Lutatius was the agreement of 241 BC between Carthage and Rome which ended the First Punic War after 23 years. The Romans had defeated a Carthaginian fleet attempting to lift the blockade of its last strongholds on Sicily. Accepting defeat, the Carthaginian Senate ordered the local commander to negotiate a peace treaty. One was rapidly agreed, but when referred to Rome for ratification, it was rejected. Rome then sent a commission which agreed that Carthage would cede what it held of Sicily, relinquish several groups of islands nearby (map pictured), release all Roman prisoners without ransom, and pay large reparations over 10 years. In 237 BC Carthage prepared an expedition to recover the island of Sardinia, which had been lost to rebels. Cynically, the Romans announced that this was an act of war and that their peace terms were the ceding of Sardinia and Corsica and the payment of an additional indemnity; these were added to the treaty as a codicil.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1813:

War of 1812: Mortally wounded, U.S. Navy captain James Lawrence ordered his crew "Don't give up the ship!" as USS Chesapeake was captured by HMS Shannon off the coast of Boston. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_USS_Chesapeake

1831:

British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross led the first expedition to reach the north magnetic pole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Clark_Ross

1974:

In an informal article in a medical journal, Henry Heimlich introduced the concept of abdominal thrusts, commonly known as the Heimlich maneuver, to treat choking victims. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdominal_thrusts

2001:

A Hamas-affiliated Islamist terrorist blew himself up outside a nightclub in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 21 people, most of whom were teenage girls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolphinarium_discotheque_massacre

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

oxishly: (rare) In a manner like that of an ox. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oxishly

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

"God is love," as Scripture says, and that means the revelation is in the relationship. "God is love" means God is known devotionally, not dogmatically. "God is love" does not clear up old mysteries; it discloses new mystery. "God is love" is not a truth we can master; it is only one to which we can surrender. Faith is being grasped by the power of love.   --William Sloane Coffin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Sloane_Coffin