The First Punic War

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:alliance strengthened by victories
gptkbp:carthage_lost gptkb:Sicily
gptkbp:carthage_paid indemnity to Rome
gptkbp:carthaginian_economy affected by war costs
gptkbp:carthaginian_loss of naval supremacy
gptkbp:carthaginian_naval_power diminished post-war
gptkbp:carthaginian_reliance on land forces
gptkbp:carthaginian_senate debated military strategies
gptkbp:carthaginian_stronghold gptkb:Lilybaeum
gptkbp:carthaginian_territory reduced
gptkbp:committee supported military campaigns
gptkbp:ended 241 BC
gptkbp:fleet_size destroyed at Mylae
reorganized after losses
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Rome
gptkb:Carthage
Rome and Carthage
gptkbp:historical_significance first major conflict between Rome and Carthage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The First Punic War
gptkbp:influenced subsequent Punic Wars
gptkbp:is_significant_for Roman naval power
gptkbp:led_to Roman expansion in the Mediterranean
gptkbp:main_cause control of Sicily
gptkbp:military_conflict gptkb:Treaty_of_Lutatius
gptkbp:military_service in both armies
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:significant
used corvus
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ecnomus
gptkb:Battle_of_Mylae
gptkb:Battle_of_Lilybaeum
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Gaius_Duilius
gptkb:Gaius_Lutatius_Catulus
gptkb:Lucius_Cornelius_Scipio
Marcus Aemilius Regulus
gptkbp:resulted_in Roman victory
gptkbp:roman_control over Sicily
gptkbp:roman_fleet defeated at Drepana
expanded after victories
gptkbp:roman_gains in territory and influence
gptkbp:roman_naval_battles increased in frequency
gptkbp:roman_naval_innovation in shipbuilding
gptkbp:roman_naval_power established as dominant.
gptkbp:roman_siege of Lilybaeum
gptkbp:roman_stronghold Messana
gptkbp:roman_territory expanded
gptkbp:started_in 264 BC
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Hamilcar_Barca
gptkb:Hasdrubal
failed to arrive in time
focused on naval dominance
questioned after defeat
building a navy
reliance on mercenaries
Hamilcar's tactics
Hannibal's father
adapted to naval warfare
at the Battle of Drepana
at the Battle of Ecnomus
at the Battle of Mylae
benefited from conquests
focused on Sicily
in manpower
strained by conflict
to Roman expansion
used ramming ships