Battle of Sulci

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Battle of Sulci
Part of the First Punic War
Date 258 BC
Location near Sulci
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage
Commanders
Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus Hannibal Barcus

The Battle of Sulci was a naval battle fought in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthaginian navies of the coast near the town of Sulci. It was a minor Roman victory, obtained by consul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus. The battle in reality was rather small-scale, and as for the Carthaginian loss, it was thus negligible.