Aegates Isles Aegates Isles /ˈiːɡəˌtiːz aɪlz/

noun

1. Islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC  ( Aegadean Isles , Aegates Isles , Aegadian Islands )
   islands west of Sicily (now known as the Egadi Islands) where the Romans won a naval victory over the Carthaginians that ended the first Punic War in 241 BC