Battle of Mylae

259 BCE.

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The Battle of Mylae took place in 260 BC during the First Punic War and was the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic. This battle was key in the Roman victory of Mylae (present-day Milazzo) as well as Sicily itself. It also marked Rome's first naval triumph and also the first use of the corvus in battle.

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

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