Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BC)

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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 13:34, 20 April 2020 (UTC)

Battle of the Bagradas River (255 BC)

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• ... that in 255 BC a Roman army in Africa was wiped out by an elephant attack? Source: Goldsworthy, Adrian (2006). The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265–146 BC. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-304-36642-2 p. 90; Miles, Richard (2011). Carthage Must be Destroyed. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-101809-6 p. 76
  • ALT1:... that in 255 BC a Roman general was captured after his army was wiped out in Africa. Source: Goldsworthy, Adrian (2006). The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265–146 BC. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-304-36642-2 p. 90; Miles, Richard (2011). Carthage Must be Destroyed. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-14-101809-6 p. 77

• Reviewed: Zeferino Peña Cuéllar
• Comment: Other suggestions for hooks welcomed

5x expanded by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 12:58, 27 March 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: AGF on the offline source. Overall, quality article. Both hooks 1 and 2 are hook-y. Ergo Sum 22:07, 27 March 2020 (UTC)