Battle of the Bay of Naples

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Sextus Pompey fled to Spain
Consolidation of Roman control over the Mediterranean
gptkbp:casualties Heavy losses for Sextus Pompey
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Republic
gptkb:Sextus_Pompey
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Marcus_Vipsanius_Agrippa
gptkb:Sextus_Pompey
gptkbp:date 36 BC
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Gulf_of_Naples
gptkbp:historical_context Conflict between Julius Caesar's supporters and opponents
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Sertorius
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Sulla
gptkb:Cicero
gptkb:Octavian
gptkb:Mark_Antony
gptkb:Marcus_Antonius
gptkb:Julius_Caesar
gptkb:Marcus_Junius_Brutus
gptkb:Gnaeus_Pompeius_Magnus
gptkb:Gaius_Marius
gptkb:Cato_the_Younger
gptkb:Gaius_Julius_Caesar_Octavianus
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Balbus
gptkb:Lucius_Licinius_Lucullus
gptkb:Tiberius_Sempronius_Gracchus
gptkb:Marcus_Agrippa
gptkb:Pompey_the_Great
gptkb:Gaius_Cassius_Longinus
gptkb:Sextus_Pompey
Pompey the Great's son
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Late_Roman_Republic
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced the power dynamics in Rome
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Bay of Naples
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bay_of_Naples
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade tactics
Use of ramming and boarding
gptkbp:outcome Sextus Pompey defeated
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Second_Punic_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Mylae
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Plutarch's_Lives
gptkb:Dio_Cassius'_Roman_History
gptkb:Appian's_Roman_History
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the struggle for control of the Mediterranean
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:Roman_fleet
gptkb:Sextus_Pompey's_fleet
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply routes
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Battle_of_Actium
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type Naval engagement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Gulf_of_Naples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4