Battle of Sulci

Battle of Sulci
Part of the First Punic War
Date258 BC
Location
near Sulci, Sardinia
39°04′00″N 8°27′00″E / 39.0667°N 8.4500°E / 39.0667; 8.4500
Result Roman victory
Belligerents
Roman Republic Carthage
Commanders and leaders
Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus Hannibal Gisco

The Battle of Sulci was a naval battle fought in 258 BC between the Roman and Carthaginian navies on the coast near the town of Sulci, Sardinia. It was a Roman victory, obtained by consul Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus. The Carthaginian fleet was largely sunk, and the rest of the ships were abandoned on land.[1][2] The Carthaginian commander Hannibal Gisco was crucified or stoned to death by his mutinying army.[1][2]

The Romans were subsequently defeated by a certain Hanno in Sardinia, and the Roman attempt to capture the island failed.[1] The loss of ships prevented the Carthaginians from mounting major operations from Sardinia against the Romans.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Lazenby 1996, p. 77.
  2. ^ a b Rankov 2011, p. 154.