naval battle of the First Punic War fought off Cape Ecnomus (modern day Poggio di Sant'Angelo in Licata, Sicily) and one of the largest naval battles of the ancient world
Documented facts
- Date
- 256 BCE (Gregorian)
- Precision
- Year
- Referenced location
- Licata
- Source coordinates
- 37.0500°, 13.9000°
- Part of
- First Punic War
Referenced participants
Participants are not listed in this record.
Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.
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