First Punic War

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath Roman expansion in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:carthaginian_economy weakened after the war
gptkbp:carthaginian_navy largest in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:carthaginian_surrender after Aegates Islands
gptkbp:carthaginian_territory gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:cause control of Sicily
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced literature and art
inspired future military strategies
shaped Roman identity
influenced Roman naval development
led to the rise of Roman power
gptkbp:duration 23 years
264 BC to 241 BC
gptkbp:ended 241 BC
gptkbp:fleet_size destroyed at Mylae
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Carthaginian_Empire
gptkbp:historical_significance first major conflict between Rome and Carthage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Punic War
gptkbp:led_to_the_acquisition_of gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:significant
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ecnomus
gptkb:Battle_of_Mylae
gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Gaius_Duilius
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio
gptkbp:occurs_in 241 BC
264 BC
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkbp:result Roman victory
Carthaginian loss of Sicily
gptkbp:roman_control Sicily after the war
gptkbp:roman_fleet defeated at Ecnomus
gptkbp:roman_navy developed during the war
gptkbp:roman_territory gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:started_in 264 BC
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Battle_of_Aegates_Islands
gptkb:significant
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Hasdrubal
naval superiority
boarding enemy ships
use of quinqueremes
delayed arrival
building a strong navy
influence over the western Mediterranean
strengthened after the war
gptkbp:strength timely arrival
gptkbp:tactics land and naval battles
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Lutatius
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4