First Punic War

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman-Phoenician_wars
gptkb:Siege_of_Lilybaeum
gptkb:Hiero_II
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aegates
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:aftermath Roman expansion in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:caused_by control of Sicily
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gaius_Duilius
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio
gptkbp:controls Sicily after the war
gptkbp:crew destroyed at Mylae
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:diplomatic_relations gptkb:Treaty_of_Lutatius
gptkbp:duration 23 years
264 BC to 241 BC
gptkbp:economy weakened after the war
gptkbp:ends_at 241 BC
gptkbp:has_ability timely arrival
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Province
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:launched 264 BC
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:significant
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ecnomus
gptkb:Battle_of_Mylae
gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
after Aegates Islands
gptkbp:notable_ships developed during the war
defeated at Ecnomus
largest in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:occurs_in 241 BC
264 BC
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Punic_Wars
gptkbp:result Roman victory
Carthaginian loss of Sicily
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Battle_of_Aegates_Islands
gptkb:significant
gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Hasdrubal
naval superiority
boarding enemy ships
use of quinqueremes
delayed arrival
land and naval battles
building a strong navy
influence over the western Mediterranean
strengthened after the war
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Politician