Battle of Cape Ecnomus

The Battle of Cape Ecnomus or Eknomos was a naval battle, fought off southern Sicily, in 256 BC, between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, during the First Punic War. The Carthaginian fleet was commanded by Hanno and Hamilcar; the Roman fleet jointly by the consuls for the year, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus. It resulted in a clear victory for the Romans.

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Battle of Cape Eknomos
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-248 Battle of Phintias

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845 Battle of Butera

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The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) (cropped)

The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) (cropped 2)

Eknomos

The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin

Battle of Cape Ecnomus

191 of 'A History of Rome ... New edition' (11294156205)

187 of 'A History of Rome to the death of Cæsar' (11299761116)

Carthaginian naval ram (2)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	248	Battle of Phintias	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	255	Battle of Cape Ecnomus	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	845	Battle of Butera	Byzantine Empire, battle, Aghlabids	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Maddox	Gleaves-class destroyer, destroyer	Wikidata
site	castle		Castello di Falconara	castle	Wikidata
commons	image		The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) (cropped 2)		Commons
commons	image		Eknomos		Commons
commons	image		The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin		Commons
commons	image		The Naval Battle Near Ecnomus (256 BC) by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Cape Ecnomus		Commons
commons	image		191 of 'A History of Rome ... New edition' (11294156205)		Commons
commons	image		187 of 'A History of Rome to the death of Cæsar' (11299761116)		Commons
commons	image		Carthaginian naval ram (2)		Commons