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Battle of Mylae

Battle of Mylae was a naval engagement fought in 260 BC at Milazzo, in what is now Italy. It was part of First Punic War, which ran from 264 BC to 241 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory. Recorded strength: 143 ships against 130 ships.

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Fought260 BC
WhereMilazzo, Italy38.217N, 15.233E
OutcomeRoman victory
BelligerentsRoman RepublicagainstCarthage
Part ofFirst Punic War264 BC to 241 BC

Where it sits in First Punic War

Battle of Messana, 264 BCBattle of Agrigentum, 261 BCSiege of Mytistraton, 261 BCBattle of Mylae, 260 BCBattle of the Lipari Islands, 260 BCBattle of Sulci, 258 BCBattle of Tyndaris, 257 BCBattle of Cape Ecnomus, 256 BCBattle of Bagradas, 255 BCBattle of Adys, 255 BCSiege of Aspis, 255 BCBattle of Panormus, 251 BCSiege of Lilybaeum, 250 BCBattle of Drepana, 249 BCSiege of Drepana, 249 BCBattle of Mount Erice, 249 BCSecond Battle of Drepana, 243 BCBattle of the Aegates Islands, 241 BC264 BC241 BCBattle of Mylae, 260 BC
18 placed engagements of First Punic War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date260 BC (year precision)
PlaceMilazzo, Italy
38.217N, 15.233E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Strength143 ships130 ships
Casualties and lossesUnknown44 ships; 10,000 men; ----13 ships sunk; 1 septireme captured; 30 quinqueremes and triremes captured; 7,000 killed; 3,000 captured
Commanders
  • Gaius Duilius
Battle of MylaeBattle of MylaeBattle of MilazzoSiege of RomettaBattle of TyndarisBattle of AbacaenumBattle of MesseneBattle of TyndarisBattle of AbacaenumCataniaSiracusaCatanzaroCrotoneVibo Valentia100 km38.217N, 15.233E
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Battle of Mylae is one of 184 engagements of the 3rd century BC in the atlas and one of 942 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q277345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mylae, revision 1370450955, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.