Talk:Battle of Mylae

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[edit] columna rostrata

The victory of Duilius was commemorated by a marble column, decorated with the rams of the Carthaginian ships taken in battle, and its name in Latin is "columna rostrata", now in the Capitolean Museum, Rome.

The speakers stage in the Forum (rostra) was decorated with rams taken from the ships of the Antians to commemorate the first naval victory of the Romans (A.U.C. 416).

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Polybius (I, 20, 9) refers that Rome produced 120 ships; 17 had been lost by Cornelius Scipio Asina so, in this battle, the roman fleet had 103 ships not 120, Cathagininas lost 50 ships not 30 (Polybius, I, 23, 10). I support what written here up, also. Vale! Horatius on it.wiki--151.37.228.76 13:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC)