Battle of Sulci
Part of the First Punic War
Date258 BC
Location
near Sulci, Sardinia
39°04′00″N 8°27′00″E / 39.0667°N 8.4500°E / 39.0667; 8.4500
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage standard 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]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lazenby 1996, p. 77.
  2. 1 2 Rankov 2011, p. 154.

Bibliography

  • Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2673-6. OCLC 34371250.
  • Rankov, Boris (2011). "A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264–241". In Hoyos, Dexter (ed.). A Companion to the Punic Wars. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-405-17600-2.
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