Battle of Aegates Islands

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battle of the First Punic War naval battle

The Battle of the Aegates Islands was the decisive 241 BC naval clash in which Rome destroyed the Carthaginian fleet off western Sicily, effectively ending the First Punic War in Rome’s favor.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of the Aegates	3
Battle of the Aegates Islands	2
Battle of Aegates Islands canonical	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Aegates Islands
Context triple: [First Punic War, notableBattle, Battle of Aegates Islands]

A. Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
B. Battle of Gela
The Battle of Gela was a World War II engagement during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, where American forces, including II Corps, defended their beachhead against determined Axis counterattacks.
C. Battle of Cape Ecnomus
The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily and secured control of the sea for its invasion of North Africa.
D. Battle of Mylae
The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.
E. Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Battle of Aegates Islands
Target entity description: The Battle of the Aegates Islands was the decisive 241 BC naval clash in which Rome destroyed the Carthaginian fleet off western Sicily, effectively ending the First Punic War in Rome’s favor.

A. Battle of Drepanum
The Battle of Drepanum was a major naval defeat for the Roman Republic against Carthage during the First Punic War, notable for its heavy Roman losses and strategic impact on control of western Sicily.
B. Battle of Gela
The Battle of Gela was a World War II engagement during the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, where American forces, including II Corps, defended their beachhead against determined Axis counterattacks.
C. Battle of Cape Ecnomus
The Battle of Cape Ecnomus was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in 256 BC, in which Rome decisively defeated Carthage off the southern coast of Sicily and secured control of the sea for its invasion of North Africa.
D. Battle of Mylae
The Battle of Mylae was a pivotal 260 BC naval victory of the Roman Republic over Carthage during the First Punic War, marking Rome’s emergence as a major Mediterranean sea power.
E. Battle of Cape Hermaeum
The Battle of Cape Hermaeum was a major naval engagement of the First Punic War in which Roman forces decisively defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the coast of North Africa, helping to secure Roman dominance in the western Mediterranean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle of the First Punic War ⓘ naval battle ⓘ
aftermath	Carthage agreed to pay a large indemnity to Rome ⓘ Carthage ceded Sicily to Rome ⓘ
belligerent	Carthage ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
CarthaginianLosses	many ships sunk or captured ⓘ
CarthaginianObjective	resupply and reinforce Carthaginian forces in Sicily ⓘ
combatantStrength	Carthaginian fleet of transport-laden warships ⓘ Roman fleet of quinqueremes ⓘ
commander	Gaius Lutatius Catulus ⓘ Quintus Valerius Falto ⓘ
conflict	First Punic War ⓘ
consequence	Carthaginian loss of naval supremacy in the western Mediterranean ⓘ Carthaginian request for peace ⓘ Roman control over western Sicily ⓘ end of the First Punic War ⓘ
date	241 BC ⓘ
decisiveFor	Roman Republic ⓘ
decisiveIn	First Punic War ⓘ
era	3rd century BC ⓘ
geographicalContext	near modern-day Favignana, Levanzo, and Marettimo ⓘ
historicalSignificance	decisive battle that ended major operations in the First Punic War ⓘ paved the way for Rome’s expansion beyond the Italian peninsula ⓘ
ledTo	Treaty of Lutatius ⓘ
location	Aegates Islands ⓘ linked to: Aegadian Islands Mediterranean Sea ⓘ off the west coast of Sicily ⓘ
longTermImpact	Rome became the dominant power in Sicily ⓘ set stage for later Roman–Carthaginian conflicts, including the Second Punic War ⓘ
opposingCommander	Hanno the Great ⓘ
outcome	Roman naval dominance established near Sicily ⓘ large part of the Carthaginian fleet destroyed or captured ⓘ
partOf	First Punic War ⓘ
predecessorEvent	Roman reconstruction of its fleet late in the First Punic War ⓘ
primaryParticipants	Carthaginian sailors and marines ⓘ Roman sailors and marines ⓘ
primaryWeaponry	quinqueremes equipped for ramming ⓘ
region	western Mediterranean ⓘ
result	Roman victory ⓘ
RomanObjective	break Carthaginian control of western Sicilian waters ⓘ
strategicContext	Roman attempt to cut Carthaginian supply lines to Sicily ⓘ
tacticalFeature	Carthaginian ships were heavily laden with supplies ⓘ Romans relied primarily on ramming tactics ⓘ Romans removed heavy equipment to lighten ships ⓘ Romans trained crews intensively before the battle ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Lutatius ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	naval warfare ⓘ
year	241 BC ⓘ

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