Battle of Sapriportis

209 BCE.

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The Battle of Sapriportis was a naval clash that took place in 210 BC, during the Second Punic War, fought 15 miles off the coast of Tarentum, during which the Tarentine fleet, allied with the Carthaginians, got the better of the Roman one.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Sapriportis, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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