Statements (93)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_battles
gptkb:battle |
gptkbp:aftermath |
Carthage's decline in power
Carthage sued for peace |
gptkbp:carthaginian_fleet_commander |
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
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gptkbp:carthaginian_fleet_condition |
Severely damaged
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gptkbp:carthaginian_naval_strategy |
Failed to counter Roman tactics
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gptkbp:carthaginian_tactics_failure |
Underestimated Roman capabilities
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gptkbp:casualties |
Carthaginian losses significant
Roman losses minimal |
gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage |
gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus |
gptkbp:coordinates |
Near the western coast of Sicily
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gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced Roman naval culture
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gptkbp:date |
241 BC
March 10, 241 BC |
gptkbp:duration |
One day
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gptkbp:enemy |
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage |
gptkbp:fleet_size |
Approximately 150 ships
Experienced sailors Approximately 200 ships Primarily quinqueremes Larger than Roman fleet Smaller than Carthaginian fleet Trained sailors and soldiers Mixed types of ships |
gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Treaty_of_Lutatius
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gptkbp:fought_against |
Roman Republic and Carthaginian Empire
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gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:First_Punic_War
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gptkbp:historical_event |
End of Carthaginian naval power in the region
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gptkbp:historical_impact |
Shift in power balance in the Mediterranean
Shifted power balance in the Mediterranean |
gptkbp:historical_records |
Livy accounts
Polybius accounts |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
Decisive battle in the First Punic War
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gptkbp:historical_source |
gptkb:Livy
gptkb:Polybius |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Aegates
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gptkbp:influence |
Future Roman naval strategy
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gptkbp:legacy |
Established Roman naval dominance
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Aegates_Islands
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gptkbp:military_strategy |
Decisive engagement
Ramming and boarding |
gptkbp:mood |
Boosted after victory
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gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:Carthaginian_fleet
gptkb:Roman_fleet Corvus used by Romans |
gptkbp:outcome |
Carthaginian surrender
Carthaginian fleet destroyed |
gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
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gptkbp:result |
Roman victory
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gptkbp:roman_fleet_condition |
Sustained minimal damage
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gptkbp:roman_naval_strategy |
Effective and coordinated
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gptkbp:roman_tactics_success |
Utilized superior naval tactics.
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gptkbp:significance |
gptkb:End_of_the_First_Punic_War
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gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of Sicily
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gptkbp:strategy |
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus Defensive tactics Aggressive tactics Approximately 50 ships Defensive positioning Diminished after defeat Failed to arrive Aggressive engagement Few ships lost Negotiated peace After defeat Continued expansion in the Mediterranean Gaius Lutatius Catulus's command Hannibal Gisco's command Over 50 ships Secured control of Sicily Underestimated Roman naval capabilities Utilized superior tactics and technology Led to loss of Sicily Approximately 10 ships Secured dominance in the western Mediterranean Surrendered to Rome Use of heavier ships Use of lighter ships |
gptkbp:strength |
Arrived in time
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gptkbp:tactics_used |
gptkb:naval_warfare
Carthaginian tactics Roman naval tactics |
gptkbp:type |
gptkb:naval_warfare
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gptkbp:weather_conditions |
Favorable for Romans
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkb:Native_American_culture |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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