Battle of Mylae

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battle of the First Punic War naval battle

The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Mylae canonical	3
Battle of Mylae (260 BC)	2
Battle of Cape Mylae	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1702841 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Mylae
Context triple: [Roman navy, significantEvent, Battle of Mylae]

A. Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
B. Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
C. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
D. Battle of the Metaurus
The Battle of the Metaurus was a decisive engagement of the Second Punic War in 207 BC, where Roman forces defeated and killed Hasdrubal Barca, crippling Carthage’s campaign in Italy.
E. Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Mylae
Target entity description: The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.

A. Battle of Opis
The Battle of Opis was a decisive 539 BC engagement in which Cyrus the Great’s Persian forces defeated the Neo-Babylonian army, leading to the fall of Babylon and the expansion of the Achaemenid Empire.
B. Battle of Mycale
The Battle of Mycale was a decisive 479 BC engagement during the Greco-Persian Wars in which a coalition of Greek city-states defeated the Persian fleet and army on the coast of Asia Minor, helping end Persian naval dominance in the region.
C. Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
D. Battle of the Metaurus
The Battle of the Metaurus was a decisive engagement of the Second Punic War in 207 BC, where Roman forces defeated and killed Hasdrubal Barca, crippling Carthage’s campaign in Italy.
E. Battle of Agordat
The Battle of Agordat was a World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian colonial troops, contributing to the collapse of Italian control in East Africa.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Punic War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	Gaius Duilius awarded a triumph ⓘ Gaius Duilius commemorated with a victory column in Rome ⓘ increased Roman confidence in naval warfare ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Mylae ⓘ surface form: Battle of Mylae (260 BC)
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
Carthaginian commander	Hannibal Gisco ⓘ Hannibal (Carthaginian general) ⓘ surface form: Hannibal, son of Gisco
CarthaginianFleetSize	approximately 130 warships ⓘ
category	3rd-century BC conflicts ⓘ Naval battles involving the Roman Republic ⓘ Naval battles of the First Punic War ⓘ
combatantRoleOf	Carthage as defender ⓘ Roman Republic as attacker ⓘ
commander	Gaius Duilius ⓘ
conflict	First Punic War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Carthaginian Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
date	260 BC ⓘ
era	3rd century BC ⓘ
followedBy	subsequent Roman naval operations around Sicily ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Roman Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Rome Punic Wars ⓘ surface form: Punic Wars era
location	Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ near Mylae ⓘ off the north coast of Sicily ⓘ
navalTechnology	Carthaginian war galleys ⓘ Roman quinqueremes ⓘ
notableFeature	first large-scale use of the corvus by Rome ⓘ
outcome	decisive Roman naval victory ⓘ
partOf	First Punic War ⓘ
precededBy	early Roman naval preparations in the First Punic War ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
Roman commander	Gaius Duilius ⓘ
RomanfleetSize	approximately 120 warships ⓘ
RomanShipsCapturedOrSunk	about 50 Carthaginian ships captured or sunk ⓘ
significance	demonstrated effectiveness of Roman naval innovations ⓘ first major Roman naval victory ⓘ marked Rome’s emergence as a Mediterranean sea power ⓘ
strategicConsequence	weakened Carthaginian control of Sicilian waters ⓘ
strategicObjective	to challenge Carthaginian naval supremacy ⓘ
tactic	boarding enemy ships using the corvus ⓘ
theatre	Western Mediterranean ⓘ surface form: Western Mediterranean Sea
usedWeapon	corvus boarding device ⓘ
year	260 BC ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman navy → significantEvent → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Cape Mylae

First Punic War → notableBattle → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

Carthaginian navy → participatedIn → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

Battle of Mylae → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Mylae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Mylae (260 BC)

Battle of Drepanum → relatedTo → Battle of Mylae ⓘ