Battle of Ecnomus
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The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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| Battle of Ecnomus canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ecnomus Context triple: [Roman navy, significantEvent, Battle of Ecnomus]
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Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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E.
Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ecnomus Target entity description: The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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A.
Battle of Lechaeum
The Battle of Lechaeum was a notable engagement of the Corinthian War (390 BC) in which a smaller Athenian force under Iphicrates used peltasts to decisively defeat a Spartan mora near Corinth.
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B.
Battle of Delium
The Battle of Delium was a significant engagement of the Peloponnesian War in 424 BC, where Boeotian forces decisively defeated the Athenians near the sanctuary of Apollo at Delium.
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C.
Battle of Kleisoura Pass
The Battle of Kleisoura Pass was a key World War II engagement in April 1941 in which German forces seized a strategic mountain pass in Greece, contributing to the rapid collapse of Greek and Allied defenses during the Balkans campaign.
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D.
Battle of Italeni
The Battle of Italeni was a key 1838 clash during the conflicts between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom in what is now South Africa, marked by a significant Boer defeat that shaped the course of the Great Trek.
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E.
Battle of Bapheus
The Battle of Bapheus was a pivotal 1302 victory of the early Ottoman forces over the Byzantine Empire that helped establish Osman I’s power and marked a key step in the rise of the Ottoman state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the First Punic War
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naval battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| casualtiesCarthage | heavy ship losses ⓘ |
| casualtiesRome | significant but lower than Carthage ⓘ |
| category |
Naval battles involving Carthage
ⓘ
Naval battles involving Rome ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | midpoint phase of the First Punic War ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Hamilcar Barca
ⓘ
surface form:
Hamilcar (Carthaginian commander)
Hanno the Great ⓘ Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus ⓘ Marcus Atilius Regulus ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthCarthage | experienced naval crews and warships ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthRome | large invasion force of soldiers embarked on fleet ⓘ |
| conflictIn | First Punic War ⓘ |
| date | 256 BC ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the largest naval battles of antiquity ⓘ |
| engagementType | fleet action ⓘ |
| era |
Roman Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Rome
|
| fleetSizeCarthage | approximately 350 warships ⓘ |
| fleetSizeRome | approximately 330 warships ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Roman invasion of Africa (256–255 BCE)
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman invasion of Africa in 256 BC
|
| historicalPeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
| location |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
off the southern coast of Sicily ⓘ |
| modernCountryLocation | Italy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cape Ecnomus ⓘ |
| navalTheatre | central Mediterranean ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex Roman fleet formation resembling a wedge
ⓘ
use of boarding tactics by Roman marines ⓘ |
| objective | to escort a Roman invasion army to Africa ⓘ |
| opponent |
Carthaginian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carthaginian Republic
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Punic War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Punic War Roman invasion of Africa
Punic Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Roman–Carthaginian conflicts
|
| precededBy | naval operations off Sicily in 257 BC ⓘ |
| primaryShipType | quinquereme ⓘ |
| result | Roman victory ⓘ |
| side |
Carthage
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated Roman naval competence against Carthage
ⓘ
helped shift strategic initiative to Rome in the First Punic War ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | secured Roman sea passage to Africa ⓘ |
| technology | corvus boarding device (by Romans) ⓘ |
| theatre | Sicilian waters ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | naval warfare ⓘ |
| year | 256 BC ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ecnomus Description of subject: The Battle of Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, often considered one of the largest naval battles of antiquity, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily.
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