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Battle of Sulci
| Battle of Sulci | |||||||
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| Part of the First Punic War | |||||||
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| Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus | Hannibal Gisco | ||||||
The Battle of Sulci was a naval battle fought in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci, Sardinia. It was a Roman victory, obtained by consul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus. The Carthaginian fleet was largely sunk, and the rest of the ships were abandoned on land.[1][2] The Carthaginian commander Hannibal Gisco was crucified or stoned to death by his mutinying army.[1][2]
The Romans were subsequently defeated by a certain Hanno in Sardinia, and the Roman attempt to capture the island failed.[1] The loss of ships prevented the Carthaginians from mounting major operations from Sardinia against the Romans.[1]
- ^ a b c d Lazenby 1996, p. 77.
- ^ a b Rankov 2011, p. 154.
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