Battle of Ecnomus
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The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ecnomus canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Punic War
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| casualtiesCarthage | heavy ship losses ⓘ |
| casualtiesRome | significant but lower than Carthage ⓘ |
| category |
Naval battles involving Carthage
ⓘ
Naval battles involving Rome ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | midpoint phase of the First Punic War ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Hamilcar Barca
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilcar (Carthaginian commander)
Hanno the Great ⓘ Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus ⓘ Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthCarthage | experienced naval crews and warships ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthRome | large invasion force of soldiers embarked on fleet ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Punic War ⓘ |
| date | 256 BC ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest naval battles of antiquity ⓘ |
| engagementType | fleet action ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| fleetSizeCarthage | approximately 350 warships ⓘ |
| fleetSizeRome | approximately 330 warships ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman invasion of Africa in 256 BC
|
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
off the southern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Ecnomus ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex Roman fleet formation resembling a wedge
ⓘ
use of boarding tactics by Roman marines ⓘ |
| objective | to escort a Roman invasion army to Africa ⓘ |
| opponent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Punic War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Punic War Roman invasion of Africa
Punic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Carthaginian conflicts
|
| precededBy | naval operations off Sicily in 257 BC ⓘ |
| primaryShipType | quinquereme ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| side |
Carthage
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Roman naval competence against Carthage
ⓘ
helped shift strategic initiative to Rome in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | secured Roman sea passage to Africa ⓘ |
| technology | corvus boarding device (by Romans) ⓘ |
| theatre | Sicilian waters ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 256 BC ⓘ |
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