The Battle of Cape Ecnomus or Eknomos (Ancient Greek: Ἔκνομος) was a naval battle, fought off southern Sicily, in 256 BC, between the fleets of Carthage...

advantage of their naval victories the Romans launched an invasion of North Africa, which the Carthaginians intercepted. At the Battle of Cape Ecnomus the Carthaginians...

during the First Punic War to fight Carthage—see Battle of Cape Ecnomus. Rome had prepared a large fleet of 330 ships and 140,000 men (100,000 crew and 40...

history by the number of combatants involved. When they met at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Carthaginians took the initiative, hoping their superior ship-handling...

the coast of Sicily – the Battle of Cape Ecnomus – and the two then invaded North Africa, landing at Aspis on the eastern side of the Cape Bon peninsula...

following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding...

of personnel involved in the battle is uncertain. Cape Ecnomus, 256 BC. One of Ancient Rome's first major naval victories over its rival, the city of...

the Aeolian Islands. This naval engagement was followed by the Battle of Cape Ecnomus. Polybius, 1:25.1 Polybius, 1:25.3 Polybius, 1:25.4 v t e v t e...

the Carthaginian fleet in the Battle of Cape Ecnomus off the southern coast of Sicily. Following the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Romans land an army near...

– Battle of Tyndaris – Naval victory of Rome over Carthage in Sicilian waters. 256 BC – Battle of Cape Ecnomus – A Carthaginian fleet under Hamilcar...

intercept them. A combined total of about 680 warships carrying up to 290,000 crew and marines met in the Battle of Cape Ecnomus. The Carthaginians took the...

Victories at the Battle of Mylae, the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Battle of Cape Hermaeum and the Battle of the Aegates encouraged the Romans to pursue...

intercept them. The combined total of about 680 warships carrying up to 290,000 crew and marines met in the Battle of Cape Ecnomus. The Carthaginians took the...

256 BC, which the Carthaginians intercepted at the battle of Cape Ecnomus off the southern coast of Sicily. The Carthaginian's superior seamanship was...

the city of Carthage (close to modern Tunis). After defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, possibly the largest naval battle in history...

however, never rose to the importance of Gela. At nearby Cape Ecnomus, in 256 BC the Romans won the Battle of Cape Ecnomus in the First Punic War and freed...

general. According to Polybius, at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Roman quinqueremes carried a total crew of 420, 300 of whom were rowers, and the rest marines...

the Carthaginian fleet in the Battle of Cape Ecnomus off the southern coast of Sicily. Following the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Romans land an army near...

intercept them. A combined total of about 680 warships carrying up to 290,000 crew and marines met in the battle of Cape Ecnomus. The Carthaginians took the...

naval battles at Mylae (260 BC), Sulci (257 BC), Ecnomus (256 BC) and Cape Hermaeum (255 BC). Shortly after the last of these, the large majority of the...

Lists of battles Before 301 301–1300 1301–1600 1601–1800 1801–1900 1901–2000 2001–current Naval Sieges See also List of Roman battles Sherman Storytelling:...

The Battle of Mycale (Ancient Greek: Μάχη τῆς Μυκάλης; Machē tēs Mykalēs) was one of the two major battles (the other being the Battle of Plataea) that...

Sulci (258 BC) and Tyndaris (257 BC) were followed by the massive Battle of Cape Ecnomus, where the Roman fleet under the consuls Marcus Atilius Regulus...

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Atilius Regulus decisively defeated the Carthaginian navy at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, enabling him to land a Roman army in Africa. Prior to this point...

stop them from reaching Africa at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Romans landed close to Aspis, to the south of Carthage. The Romans moved to besiege...

The Battle of the Delta was a sea battle between Egypt and the Sea Peoples, circa 1175 BC, when the Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses III repulsed a major sea...

of the Romans' use of the corvus, the Carthaginians were defeated in large naval battles at Mylae (260 BC), Sulci (257 BC), Ecnomus (256 BC) and Cape...

Carthaginian navy. Victories at the Battle of Mylae, the Battle of Cape Ecnomus, the Battle of Cape Hermaeum and the Battle of the Aegates encouraged the Romans...

The Battle of Ilipa (/ˈɪlɪpə/) was an engagement considered by many as Scipio Africanus’s most brilliant victory in his military career during the Second...