What the records say
- When
- 249 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.11° N, 13.95° E
- Description
- 249 BCE battle near Sicily
Battle of Phintias
249 BC battle near Sicily
The naval Battle of Phintias took place in 249 BC during the First Punic War near modern Licata, southern Sicily between the fleets of Carthage under Carthalo and the Roman Republic under Lucius Junius Pullus. The Carthaginian fleet had intercepted the Roman fleet off Phintias, and had forced it to seek shelter.
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