Battle of Aegates Islands

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battle of the First Punic War naval battle

The Battle of the Aegates Islands was the decisive 241 BC naval clash in which Rome destroyed the Carthaginian fleet off western Sicily, effectively ending the First Punic War in Rome’s favor.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Aegates	2
Battle of Aegates Islands canonical	1
Battle of the Aegates Islands	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Punic War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	Carthage agreed to pay a large indemnity to Rome ⓘ Carthage ceded Sicily to Rome ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
CarthaginianLosses	many ships sunk or captured ⓘ
CarthaginianObjective	resupply and reinforce Carthaginian forces in Sicily ⓘ
combatantStrength	Carthaginian fleet of transport-laden warships ⓘ Roman fleet of quinqueremes ⓘ
commander	Gaius Lutatius Catulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Quintus Valerius Falto NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ
consequence	Carthaginian loss of naval supremacy in the western Mediterranean ⓘ Carthaginian request for peace ⓘ Roman control over western Sicily ⓘ end of the First Punic War ⓘ
date	241 BC ⓘ
decisiveFor	Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
decisiveIn	First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	3rd century BC ⓘ
geographicalContext	near modern-day Favignana, Levanzo, and Marettimo ⓘ
historicalSignificance	decisive battle that ended major operations in the First Punic War ⓘ paved the way for Rome’s expansion beyond the Italian peninsula ⓘ
ledTo	Treaty of Lutatius NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Aegates Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ off the west coast of Sicily ⓘ
longTermImpact	Rome became the dominant power in Sicily ⓘ set stage for later Roman–Carthaginian conflicts, including the Second Punic War ⓘ
opposingCommander	Hanno the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	Roman naval dominance established near Sicily ⓘ large part of the Carthaginian fleet destroyed or captured ⓘ
partOf	First Punic War NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorEvent	Roman reconstruction of its fleet late in the First Punic War ⓘ
primaryParticipants	Carthaginian sailors and marines ⓘ Roman sailors and marines ⓘ
primaryWeaponry	quinqueremes equipped for ramming ⓘ
region	western Mediterranean ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
RomanObjective	break Carthaginian control of western Sicilian waters ⓘ
strategicContext	Roman attempt to cut Carthaginian supply lines to Sicily ⓘ
tacticalFeature	Carthaginian ships were heavily laden with supplies ⓘ Romans relied primarily on ramming tactics ⓘ Romans removed heavy equipment to lighten ships ⓘ Romans trained crews intensively before the battle ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Lutatius NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	naval warfare ⓘ
year	241 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

First Punic War → notableBattle → Battle of Aegates Islands ⓘ

Carthaginian navy → participatedIn → Battle of Aegates Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Aegates

Aegadian Islands → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Aegates Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Aegates

Battle of Drepanum → relatedTo → Battle of Aegates Islands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of the Aegates Islands