What the records say
- When
- 249 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 38.01° N, 12.51° E
- Description
- naval battle of the First Punic War near modern Trapani, western Sicily, with the Carthaginian fleet emerging victorious
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Drepana
249 BC Carthaginian naval victory in the First Punic War
The naval Battle of Drepana took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near Drepana in western Sicily, between a Carthaginian fleet under Adherbal and a Roman fleet commanded by Publius Claudius Pulcher.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Battle of Drepana involves the Romans, under the command of the Roman consul Publius Claudius Pulcher, attacking the Carthaginian fleet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Drepana Deniz Muharebesi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Karthagischer Seesieg bei Drepana über die römische Flotte unter Publius Claudius Pulcher”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “défaite navale romaine du consul Publius Claudius Pulcher contre le punique Adherbal à la bataille de Drépane (Trapani moderne)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Drépano”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “معركة دريباناي”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ドレパナ沖の海戦に敗れた後、プブリウス・クラウディウス・プルケルは12万頭のロバを罰金として課せられ、ルキウス・ユニウス・プッルスは自殺した。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page