Battle of Cape Ecnomus
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The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily and secured control of the sea for its invasion of North Africa.
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| Battle of Cape Ecnomus canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cape Ecnomus Context triple: [Roman navy, significantEvent, Battle of Cape Ecnomus]
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Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
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Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Cape Ecnomus Target entity description: The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily and secured control of the sea for its invasion of North Africa.
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A.
Battle of Actium
The Battle of Actium was the decisive 31 BC naval confrontation in which Octavian defeated the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, paving the way for his sole rule and the emergence of the Roman Empire.
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B.
Battle of Cape Spada
The Battle of Cape Spada was a World War II naval engagement in July 1940 near Crete, in which Allied destroyers and cruisers ambushed and defeated an Italian cruiser force in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Battle of Cape Lizard
The Battle of Cape Lizard was a 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which British warships intercepted and defeated a French squadron off the coast of Brittany.
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D.
Battle of Naulochus
The Battle of Naulochus was a decisive 36 BC naval clash off the coast of Sicily in which Octavian’s admiral Agrippa destroyed Sextus Pompey’s fleet, securing control of the western Mediterranean during the Roman civil wars.
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E.
Battle of Samos
The Battle of Samos was a World War II engagement in the Aegean Sea in 1943, in which Allied and Axis forces fought for control of the Greek island of Samos during the Dodecanese campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Punic War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Ecnomus
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Roman–Carthaginian rivalry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthaginian Empire
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surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| campaign | Roman African campaign of 256–255 BC ⓘ |
| cause |
Carthaginian attempt to prevent Roman crossing to Africa
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Roman attempt to carry the war to Carthaginian territory in Africa ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthaginian Empire
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surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commander |
Hamilcar (Carthaginian commander in First Punic War)
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Hanno the Great ⓘ Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus ⓘ Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ |
| conflict | First Punic War ⓘ |
| date | 256 BC ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Rome
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| followedBy |
Battle of Adys
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Roman landing in Africa ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | southern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
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near Cape Ecnomus ⓘ off the southern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| navalPowerInvolved |
Carthaginian fleet
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Roman fleet ⓘ |
| navalTactics |
Carthaginian maneuver warfare at sea
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Roman use of boarding tactics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest naval battles of antiquity
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use of Roman corvus boarding device ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Roman naval victory ⓘ |
| partOf | First Punic War ⓘ |
| precededBy | naval operations off Sicily in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Diodorus Siculus
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Polybius ⓘ |
| region | Sicily ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| side |
Carthage
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Rome ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
enabled Roman invasion of North Africa
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temporary Roman command of the sea ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | secure sea control for Roman invasion of North Africa ⓘ |
| theatre | Sicilian waters ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | fleet action ⓘ |
| year | 256 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Cape Ecnomus Description of subject: The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily and secured control of the sea for its invasion of North Africa.
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