Battle of Agrigentum
Naval battle between Carthage and Rome in 262 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Siege of Akragas (406 BC).
The Battle of Agrigentum (Sicily, 262 BC) was the first pitched battle of the First Punic War and the first large-scale military confrontation between Carthage and the Roman Republic. The battle was fought after a long siege which started in 262 BC and resulted both in a Roman victory and the beginning of Roman control of Sicily.
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Battle of Agrigentum | |||||||||
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Part of the First Punic War | |||||||||
Map of central Mediterranean Sea, showing location of Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Roman Republic | Carthage | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Lucius Postumius Megellus Quintus Mamilius Vitulus |
Hanno Hannibal Gisco | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
40,000–100,000 soldiers and laborers[1] |
31,500–56,000 men 30,000–50,000 infantry 1,500–6,000 cavalry 30–60 war elephants Agrigentum garrison | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
15,000–30,540 dead[1] 15,000–30,000 infantry 540 cavalry |
7,200 3,000 infantry killed 200 cavalry killed 4,000 men captured 8 elephants killed 33 elephants wounded 25,000 enslaved |
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