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Battle of Milah 260 BC - naval battle between the Carthaginian and Roman fleets

Battle of Milah 260 BC - naval battle between the Carthaginian and Roman fleets.Битва при Милане 260 г. до н.э. - морское сражение между карфагенским и римским флотами. After the Battle of the Lipari Islands and an unsuccessful raid on Italy, the Carthaginian Admiral Hannibal Gisco with 50 ships moved towards the main forces of the Roman fleet, which were marching along the Italian coast, but did not take any precautions.Hannibal led the fleet out of Akragant at night and went to meet Gaius Duilius, and the meeting of the two fleets took place at Cape Mila (now Milazzo). The Carthaginian fleet numbered 120-130 ships and consisted almost exclusively of penters, and the flagship was a hepter (septireme), which the Carthaginians captured from Pyrrhus. The same Hannibal the Elder commanded the Carthaginian fleet, whose carelessness shortly before led to the loss of a significant number of ships, but no lessons were learned from this. The Carthaginians, who for centuries had almost completely dominated the sea and had not met an equal opponent for a long time, considered themselves completely safe, which led them to excessive self-confidence and to disregard even the simplest tactical rules: they believed that their approach alone should frighten and put the enemy to flight. #war #battles #history #navalbattles