Gaius Duilius | |
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Dictator of Rome | |
In office 231 BC | |
Censor of Rome | |
In office 258 BC | |
Consul of Rome | |
In office 260 BC | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Roman |
Awards | Triumph |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Rome |
Branch/service | Roman navy |
Battles/wars | |
Gaius Duilius (fl. 260–231 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. As consul in 260 BC, during the First Punic War, he won Rome's first ever victory at sea by defeating the Carthaginians at the Battle of Mylae. He later served as censor in 258, and was appointed dictator to hold elections in 231, but never held another command.