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Mylae, Battle of

Years: 260BCE - 260BCE

The Battle of Mylae takes place in 260 BCE during the First Punic War and is the first real naval battle between Carthage and the Roman Republic.

This battle is key in the Roman victory of Mylae (present-day Milazzo) as well as Sicily itself.

It also marks Rome's first naval triumph and also the first use of the corvus in battle.

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