Battle of the Sicilian Waters
GPTKB entity
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
naval battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Carthage lost naval supremacy
Strengthened_Roman_control_over_Sicily |
| gptkbp:battle |
Carthage sought peace negotiations
|
| gptkbp:cartRental |
Increased reliance on land forces
|
| gptkbp:chessOpening |
Hanno
Defensive positioning Significant loss of ships Diminished after defeat Use of experienced sailors Attempted_to_regain_control_of_Sicily Led_to_loss_of_Sicily |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Rome
Carthage |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
Hanno the Great |
| gptkbp:crew_size |
Approximately 150 ships
Approximately 200 ships |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced naval warfare tactics
|
| gptkbp:date |
241 BC
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| gptkbp:fleetSize |
Mixed of triremes and quinqueremes
Rebuilt after the battle |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Treaty of Lutatius
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part of the First Punic War
Conflict_over_Sicily |
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented by ancient historians
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Sicilian Waters
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Shift in naval power
|
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
Polybius
Appian of Alexandria |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a turning point in naval history
|
| gptkbp:location |
Sicilian_Waters
|
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
Innovative ship designs
Use of corvus Expanded after the battle Primarily quinqueremes Relying on superior seamanship |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Carthaginian_fleet_destroyed
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Lilybaeum
|
| gptkbp:result |
Roman_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Decisive_battle_in_the_First_Punic_War
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control_of_the_western_Mediterranean
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Lutatius_Catulus
Boosted after victory Aggressive engagement Boarding enemy vessels Increased naval construction Inexperienced sailors trained quickly Minimal losses Use of ramming ships Established_Rome_as_a_naval_power. Maintain_dominance_in_the_Mediterranean |
| gptkbp:type |
naval engagement
|