What the records say
- When
- 258 BCE
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.07° N, 8.45° E
- Description
- naval battle fought in 258 BCE between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci, Sardinia
- Naval
- yes
Battle of Sulci
258 BC defeat for the Carthaginian navy
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. The Carthaginian commander Hannibal Gisco was crucified or stoned to death by his mutinying army.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Ersten Punischen Krieg gelingt den Römern unter Konsul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus in der Schlacht bei Sulci (Südwest-Sardinien) ein kleinerer Seesieg über…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoire navale du consul Paterculus à Sulci contre Carthage, qui ne conserve en Sardaigne que la forteresse d’Olbia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla de Sulci entre la República cartaginesa y la República de Roma”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page