Battle of the Gulf of Syracuse
GPTKB entity
Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Carthaginian_retreat
Roman_dominance_in_the_Mediterranean |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Carthaginian_losses
Roman_losses |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Rome
Carthage |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Hannibal_Gisco
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus |
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Roman_naval_traditions
Carthaginian_naval_legacy |
| gptkbp:date |
241 BC
|
| gptkbp:diplomaticRelations |
Carthaginian_alliances_weakened
Roman_alliances_strengthened |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates
|
| gptkbp:geographicalFeature |
Strategic_location_of_Sicily
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
First Punic War
|
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
Polybius Appian Interpretations of the battle's significance Debates on naval tactics used |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Shift in naval power
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Gulf of Syracuse
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Carthaginian naval strategies
Roman_naval_innovations |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Carthaginian_fleet
gptkb:Roman_fleet |
| gptkbp:is_used_in |
Roman_expansion_in_the_Mediterranean
Carthaginian_decline |
| gptkbp:location |
Gulf_of_Syracuse
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Concentration of forces
Need for effective logistics Importance of naval power Use of intelligence |
| gptkbp:militaryService |
Ramming tactics
Boarding tactics |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Increased Roman naval presence
Decisive_victory_for_Rome End_of_Carthaginian_naval_supremacy |
| gptkbp:partOf |
Second Punic War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Lilybaeum
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates_Islands
Siege of Lilybaeum |
| gptkbp:result |
Roman_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Control of Sicily
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Expansion of territory
Control of trade routes Sicilian_grain_supply |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Flanking maneuvers
Surprise attacks |