Template:Did you know nominations/Gisco (died 239 BC)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

Gisco (died 239 BC)

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... that the Carthaginian general Gisco was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers while issuing their pay? Source: Hoyos, Dexter (2007). Truceless War: Carthage's Fight for Survival, 241 to 237 BC. Leiden ; Boston: Brill. ISBN 978-90-474-2192-4 p. 66.
- ALT1:... that the Carthaginian general Gisco negotiated an end to the 23-year-long First Punic War after his superior officer refused to? Source: Goldsworthy, Adrian (2006). The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265–146 BC. London: Phoenix. ISBN 978-0-304-36642-2 p. 128.

Reviewed: Aleksandras Lileikis

Created by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 17:04, 22 April 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:

Both hooks verified. Gatoclass (talk) 08:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)