Battle of Sulci

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]

Battle of Sulci
Part of the First Punic War
Date 258 BC Location near Sulci, Sardinia 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 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]

Citations

1. Lazenby 1996, p. 77.
2. Rankov 2011, p. 154.

Bibliography

• Lazenby, John Francis (1996). The First Punic War: A Military History. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2673-6. OCLC 34371250.
• Rankov, Boris (2011). "A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264–241". In Hoyos, Dexter (ed.). A Companion to the Punic Wars. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-1-405-17600-2.