Following the conquest of Agrigentum, the Roman Republic decided to build a fleet and threaten Carthage's supremacy in the Mediterranean Sea. Rome's initial disadvantage in experience was compensated by the use of corvus in the ship's prows. The resulting series of Roman victories in naval battles such as Mylae, inspired an attempt of invasion of Carthaginian lands in Africa. Such an operation demanded an enormous amount of ships to transport the legions and their gear to Africa. To complicate the logistical problem, Carthage's ...

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Battle of Cape Ecnomus, Battle of Cape Ecnomus - Prelude, Battle of Cape Ecnomus - Battle, Battle of Cape Ecnomus - Aftermath

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