Battle of Mylae

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battle of the First Punic War naval battle

The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Mylae canonical	3
Battle of Mylae (260 BC)	2
Battle of Cape Mylae	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Punic War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	Gaius Duilius awarded a triumph ⓘ Gaius Duilius commemorated with a victory column in Rome ⓘ increased Roman confidence in naval warfare ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Mylae ⓘ surface form: Battle of Mylae (260 BC)
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
Carthaginian commander	Hannibal Gisco ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal, son of Gisco
CarthaginianFleetSize	approximately 130 warships ⓘ
category	3rd-century BC conflicts ⓘ Naval battles involving the Roman Republic ⓘ Naval battles of the First Punic War ⓘ
combatantRoleOf	Carthage as defender ⓘ Roman Republic as attacker ⓘ
commander	Gaius Duilius ⓘ
conflict	First Punic War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Carthaginian Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
date	260 BC ⓘ
era	3rd century BC ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Roman naval operations around Sicily ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Rome Punic Wars ⓘ surface form: Punic Wars era
location	Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ near Mylae ⓘ off the north coast of Sicily ⓘ
navalTechnology	Carthaginian war galleys ⓘ Roman quinqueremes ⓘ
notableFeature	first large-scale use of the corvus by Rome ⓘ
outcome	decisive Roman naval victory ⓘ
partOf	First Punic War ⓘ
precededBy	early Roman naval preparations in the First Punic War ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
Roman commander	Gaius Duilius ⓘ
RomanfleetSize	approximately 120 warships ⓘ
RomanShipsCapturedOrSunk	about 50 Carthaginian ships captured or sunk ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of Roman naval innovations ⓘ first major Roman naval victory ⓘ marked Rome’s emergence as a Mediterranean sea power ⓘ
strategicConsequence	weakened Carthaginian control of Sicilian waters ⓘ
strategicObjective	to challenge Carthaginian naval supremacy ⓘ
tactic	boarding enemy ships using the corvus ⓘ
theatre	Western Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: Western Mediterranean Sea
usedWeapon	corvus boarding device ⓘ
year	260 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman navy → significantEvent → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Cape Mylae

First Punic War → notableBattle → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

Carthaginian navy → participatedIn → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

Battle of Mylae → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Mylae (260 BC)

Battle of Drepanum → relatedTo → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Mylae (260 BC)