Again, during the siege of Messana by the Carthaginians: at the commencement of the First Punic War; it was at Pelorus that their fleet was stationed, with the view both of threatening the city and preventing the Romans from crossing the straits.
During the siege of Messana by the Carthaginians: at the onset of the First Punic War; it was at Pelorus that their naval force was stationed, with the goal both of coercing the city and obstructing Roman passage across the straits.