Battle of Cape Hermaeum
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The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Cape Hermaeum canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Punic War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthage
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
| campaign | Roman naval operations off Africa in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthaginian fleet
ⓘ
Roman fleet ⓘ |
| conflict | First Punic War ⓘ |
| consequence | Roman naval dominance in the western Mediterranean ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| impact | weakened Carthaginian maritime power ⓘ |
| location |
near Cape Hermaeum
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off the coast of North Africa ⓘ |
| natureOfEngagement | decisive naval engagement ⓘ |
| opponent |
Carthaginian navy
ⓘ
Roman navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Punic Wars
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surface form:
Roman–Carthaginian conflict
|
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | Carthage ⓘ |
| sideWon | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure Roman control of western Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ |
| theatre |
Western Mediterranean
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Mediterranean Sea
|
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
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