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Battle of the Lipari Islands

Battle of the Lipari Islands was a naval engagement fought in 260 BC at Lipari, in what is now Italy. It was part of First Punic War, which ran from 264 BC to 241 BC. The recorded result: Carthaginian victory. Recorded strength: 20 ships against 17 ships.

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This is a map of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The map shows the location of the islands of Salina, Lipari, Vulcano, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea, Basiluzzo,
This is a map of the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily, Italy in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The map shows the location of the islands of Salina, Lipari, Vulcano, Alicudi, Filicudi, Panarea, Basiluzzo, . No machine-readable author provided. NormanEinstein assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought260 BC
WhereLipari, Italy38.472N, 14.961E
OutcomeCarthaginian victory
BelligerentsCarthageagainstRoman Republic
Casualties and lossesNoneand17 ships captured; Scipio captured
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 the Lipari Islands, 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)
PlaceLipari, Italy
38.472N, 14.961E
KindNaval engagement, ancient
Strength20 ships17 ships
Casualties and lossesNone17 ships captured; Scipio captured
Commanders
  • Gnaeus Cornelius Scipio Asina
Battle of the Lipari IslandsBattle of the Lipari IslandsBattle of TyndarisBattle of MylaeBattle of MilazzoBattle of Cape OrlandoBattle of StromboliBattle of TyndarisBattle of StromboliPalermoCataniaCatanzaroVibo Valentia100 km38.472N, 14.961E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Battle of the Lipari Islands 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 Q1432659, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Lipari Islands, revision 1370600720, 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.