Battle of Sulci

Battle of Sulci

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Sulci


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partof=the First Punic War
date=258 BC
place=near Sulci
result=Roman victory
combatant1=Roman Republic
combatant2=Carthage
commander1=Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus
commander2=Hannibal Barcus
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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. It was a minor Roman victory, obtained by consul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus. The battle was small-scale and the Carthaginian loss was negligible.


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