All Battles
Source
Battle of Mylae
-260 • Sizilien Seeschlacht

Stories from Ancient Rome by Alfred J. Church
Author: prof A.J Church illustration by H.R.Millars and othersLicense:PD
Historical Overview
Rome's first major naval victory. By inventing the Corvus (boarding bridge), the Romans turned naval combat into infantry combat.
Quick Facts
Outcome:Decisive Roman victory; Rome's rise as a naval power.
Roman Republic
- Commander: Gaius Duilius
- Strength: ca. 100 Schiffe
- Casualties: ca. 11 Schiffe
Carthage
- Commander: Hannibal Gisko
- Strength: ca. 130 Schiffe
- Casualties: ca. 50 Schiffe
Strategic Context
Rome's attempt to break Carthaginian naval supremacy to permanently control Sicily.
Conflict / War
Punic Wars
Decisive Roman victory; Rome's rise as a naval power.
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