Battle of Cape Ecnomus

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Roman naval dominance in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:alliance strengthened after victory
gptkbp:carthaginian_casualties thousands
gptkbp:carthaginian_naval_dominance challenged after battle
gptkbp:carthaginian_ships gptkb:quinqueremes
gptkbp:casualties hundreds
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Carthaginian_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gaius_Duilius
gptkb:Hanno_the_Great
gptkbp:date 256 BC
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:fleet_size experienced sailors
increased after battle
reduced after battle
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on future naval battles
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Polybius
gptkb:Appian_of_Alexandria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Cape Ecnomus
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cape_Ecnomus
gptkbp:military_strategy ramming tactics
developed after battle
gptkbp:mood boosted after victory
gptkbp:notable_ships approximately 330 Roman ships
approximately 350 Carthaginian ships
gptkbp:outcome Roman losses
Carthaginian losses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Punic_War
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:roman_fleet newly trained sailors
gptkbp:roman_naval_dominance established after battle
gptkbp:roman_pursuit after the battle
gptkbp:roman_ships gptkb:triremes
gptkbp:significance gptkb:largest_naval_battle_of_the_First_Punic_War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the sea routes
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Lucius_Manlius_Vulso_Longus
gptkb:blockade_of_Sicily
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
expansion of naval power
after the battle
diminished after defeat
superior maneuverability
use of corvus
questioned after defeat
offensive naval operations
over 30 ships
celebrated after victory
strained after defeat
less than 20 ships
increasing ship production
reassessing naval tactics
rebuilding fleet
revised after battle
gptkbp:tactics_used boarding enemy ships
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Battle_of_Syracuse
gptkb:Roman_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5