Battle of the Sicilian Sea

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:aftermath Carthaginian naval power diminished
Roman control over Sicily solidified
gptkbp:battle Carthaginian fleet retreated
Roman fleet expanded
gptkbp:casualties Moderate losses for Rome
Significant losses for Carthage
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
gptkb:Hanno_the_Great
gptkbp:date August 10, 241 BC
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates_Islands
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:First_Punic_War
gptkbp:historical_impact Shift in naval dominance
Influence on future naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_legacy Cultural memory in Roman history
Influence on Roman naval tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance End of Carthaginian naval supremacy
Foundation for Roman naval tradition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Sicilian Sea
gptkbp:issues Considered a turning point in the war
Examined for its strategic lessons
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sicilian_Sea
gptkbp:military_outcome Carthaginian fleet significantly weakened
Roman naval expansion initiated
gptkbp:military_strategy Fleet action
Combined land and sea operations
Decisive engagement
Use of intelligence and reconnaissance
gptkbp:notable_ships Quinquereme ships
Corvus boarding device
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Sicilian_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Diodorus_Siculus
gptkb:Polybius
gptkb:Appian_of_Alexandria
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the First Punic War
gptkbp:strategic_goals Carthaginian defeat
Control of Sicily
Disruption of Carthaginian supply lines
Roman dominance established
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the western Mediterranean
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Ramming tactics
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_engagement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Semyon_Budyonny
gptkb:French_Navy
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4