Battle of Sulci

• The Battle of Sulci (258 BCE) was a Naval Battle between Rome and Carthage during the First Punic War (264-241 BCE).

The Battle

• After the success of the Battle of Mylae, the Roman Navy pursued the Carthaginian Fleet to Sardinia.
• The two Fleets met and the Romans, again using the Corvus, succeeded in sinking a large number of vessels with the remaining vessels escaping by beaching themselves on Sardinia.

The Outcome

• The Carthaginian garrison managed to repulse the ensuing Roman invasion.
• Although the Romans failed to capture the island, the Carthaginian garrison was effectively prevented from reinforcing its counterpart in Sicily.

Sulcis, Sardinia