Battle of Sulci
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Part of the First Punic War | |||||||
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Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||
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Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus | Hannibal Barcus |
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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.