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Good articleGisco (died 239 BC) has been listed as one of the Warfare good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
April 30, 2020Good article nomineeListed
April 16, 2022WikiProject A-class reviewApproved
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on May 13, 2020.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Carthaginian general Gisco was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers while issuing their pay?
Current status: Good article


Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk06:16, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  • ... 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.

Created by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 17:04, 22 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
QPQ: Done.
Overall: Both hooks verified. Gatoclass (talk) 08:21, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]