Battle of Drepanum
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The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Drepana | 3 |
| Battle of Drepanum canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Punic War
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| affects |
Roman naval strategy in the First Punic War
ⓘ
control of western Sicily ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Drepanum
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Drepana
|
| belligerent |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| CarthaginianCommander | Adherbal ⓘ |
| CarthaginianLosses | light ⓘ |
| combatant |
Carthage
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Carthaginian side) | Adherbal ⓘ |
| commandedBy (Roman side) | Publius Claudius Pulcher ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Punic War ⓘ |
| date | 249 BC ⓘ |
| defeated | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| followedBy | Roman naval defeat at the Battle of Drepana’s aftermath-related operations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Tyrrhenian region ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrrhenian Sea region
|
| location | near Drepanum (modern Trapani), Sicily ⓘ |
| modernLocation | near Trapani, Sicily, Italy ⓘ |
| navalForcesInvolved |
Carthaginian fleet of quinqueremes
ⓘ
Roman fleet of quinqueremes ⓘ |
| near | Drepanum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Carthaginian fleet’s tactical maneuvering
ⓘ
heavy Roman losses ⓘ one of the worst naval defeats in Roman history ⓘ strategic impact on control of western Sicily ⓘ |
| outcome | decisive Carthaginian naval victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Punic War
ⓘ
Punic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Carthaginian conflicts
|
| place | off Drepanum, western Sicily ⓘ |
| precededBy | Roman blockade operations against Drepanum ⓘ |
| primarySource | Polybius ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Mylae
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mylae (260 BC)
Battle of Aegates Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Aegates Islands
|
| result | Carthaginian victory ⓘ |
| RomanCasualties | very heavy ⓘ |
| RomanCommander | Publius Claudius Pulcher ⓘ |
| RomanShipsLost | approximately 90 ships captured or sunk ⓘ |
| significance | temporarily restored Carthaginian naval dominance in the central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| strategicObjective (Carthaginian) | defend Drepanum and maintain naval superiority in western Sicily ⓘ |
| strategicObjective (Roman) | capture of the Carthaginian naval base at Drepanum ⓘ |
| victor | Carthage ⓘ |
| year | 249 BC ⓘ |
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Battle of Drepana