37:
17:
25:
103:, the survivors of the defeated expeditionary army were taken on board, who also had some ships at their disposal. Raids were undertaken on the North African mainland. Supply problems forced the consuls to return to Rome prematurely. The ships of this large fleet were steered by a minimum number of sailors, although it can be assumed that Carthaginian prisoners were used as
140:. 384 of the total of 464 ships sank or were wrecked on the rocks near the coast. Tens of thousands of rowers, sailors and soldiers died. Many bodies and shipwrecks were washed up on the coast. Around 80 ships managed to sail around Cape Pachynon and reach the port of
192:… as many as 100.000 men perished, their ships foundering on or being dashed onto the rocks of south-east Sicily. It was, and remains to this day, the greatest known loss of human life in a single incident of shipwreck in the history of seafaring
115:
The return voyage was to be used for piracy and plundering in
Carthaginian-controlled territory, thus bringing in additional prestige and booty. For this reason, the consuls ordered them to sail along the dangerous southern coast of
87:. They were given 350 warships for this rescue mission in North Africa, which they had to prepare. The sailors and oarsmen were provided by Rome's “seafaring allies” (
171:, the boundless Roman tenacity and boldness, which did not even bend to the laws of nature, led to the loss of the Roman fleet in the storm off Kamarina.
375:
125:
41:
99:. With few losses of their own, they captured 114 enemy ships, bringing the total size of this fleet to over 450 ships. In
76:
370:
329:
Die römische
Nobilität im Ersten Punischen Krieg. Untersuchungen zur aristokratischen Konkurrenz in der Republik
258:
Die römische
Nobilität im Ersten Punischen Krieg. Untersuchungen zur aristokratischen Konkurrenz in der Republik
222:
Die römische
Nobilität im Ersten Punischen Krieg. Untersuchungen zur aristokratischen Konkurrenz in der Republik
91:). This fleet probably left at the beginning of June. On the outward journey, the consuls defeated a smaller
365:
230:
56:
355:
29:
80:
225:
8:
304:
Der
Aufstieg Roms. Vom Pyrrhoskrieg bis zum Fall von Karthago (280–146 v. Chr.)
136:
it was
Carthaginian territory. In July, the Roman fleet was caught in a heavy storm near
92:
36:
161:
141:
137:
52:
32:). It is discussed that this new type of weapon made the ships unstable in a storm
360:
84:
68:
16:
133:
59:
in antiquity and in the entire history of shipping. Up to 100,000 people died.
349:
153:
88:
72:
24:
160:(Pantelleria); in addition, Aemilius Paullus was honored in Rome with a
332:
129:
168:
121:
96:
157:
104:
100:
342:. Boydell & Brewer, Woodbridge 2009; ISBN 978-1-84383-600-1.
291:
Roms
Aufstieg zur Weltmacht: Das Zeitalter der Punischen Kriege
117:
83:, were tasked with evacuating the Roman survivors of the
331:. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 2002; ISBN 3-05-003738-5. (
152:
Despite this catastrophe, both consuls celebrated a
274:A War of Phases: Strategies and Stalemates 264-241
156:for their victory at Cape Hermaion and a raid on
347:
209:Historia. Zeitschrift fĂĽr Alte Geschichte
35:
23:
15:
20:Satellite image of the Strait of Sicily
348:
110:
376:3rd century BC in the Roman Republic
268:
266:
28:Roman warship with boarding bridge (
132:was under Roman control, but after
13:
14:
387:
263:
180:
77:Servius Fulvius Paetinus Nobilior
276:. In: Dexter Hoyos (Publisher):
309:
296:
283:
280:, Chichester 2011, p. 149–166
250:
237:
214:
197:
1:
321:
315:Bruno Bleckmann (2002): p. 28
278:A Companion to the Punic Wars
224:, Berlin 2002, p. 170. also.
174:
62:
147:
42:Kamarina archaeological site
7:
40:View of the coast from the
10:
392:
306:, Regensburg 2005, p. 140.
231:Breviarium ab urbe condita
190:, Woodbridge 2009, p. 65:
120:against the advice of the
49:Sinking of the Roman fleet
247:, Woodbridge 2009, p. 64.
293:, Wiesbaden 2017, p. 220
371:3rd century BC in Italy
81:Marcus Aemilius Paullus
57:worst maritime accident
260:, Berlin 2002, p. 171.
51:in July 255 BC in the
44:
33:
21:
205:The Battle of Ecnomus
39:
27:
19:
366:Maritime disasters
340:The Navies of Rome
245:The Navies of Rome
188:The Navies of Rome
167:For the historian
111:Storm and disaster
45:
34:
22:
338:Michael Pitassi:
327:Bruno Bleckmann:
302:Herbert Heftner:
256:Bruno Bleckmann:
243:Michael Pitassi:
220:Bruno Bleckmann:
186:Michael Pitassi:
383:
316:
313:
307:
300:
294:
287:
281:
270:
261:
254:
248:
241:
235:
218:
212:
201:
195:
184:
162:columna rostrata
53:Strait of Sicily
391:
390:
386:
385:
384:
382:
381:
380:
356:First Punic War
346:
345:
324:
319:
314:
310:
301:
297:
288:
284:
271:
264:
255:
251:
242:
238:
219:
215:
202:
198:
185:
181:
177:
150:
124:. The coast of
113:
85:Battle of Tunes
69:First Punic War
65:
12:
11:
5:
389:
379:
378:
373:
368:
363:
358:
344:
343:
336:
323:
320:
318:
317:
308:
295:
282:
272:Boris Rankov:
262:
249:
236:
213:
196:
178:
176:
173:
149:
146:
134:Heraclea Minoa
112:
109:
64:
61:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
388:
377:
374:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
353:
351:
341:
337:
334:
330:
326:
325:
312:
305:
299:
292:
289:Gunnar Manz:
286:
279:
275:
269:
267:
259:
253:
246:
240:
233:
232:
227:
223:
217:
211:34/4, p. 435.
210:
206:
203:G. K. Tipps:
200:
193:
189:
183:
179:
172:
170:
165:
163:
159:
155:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
108:
106:
102:
98:
97:Cape Hermaion
94:
90:
89:socii navales
86:
82:
78:
74:
70:
60:
58:
54:
50:
43:
38:
31:
26:
18:
339:
328:
311:
303:
298:
290:
285:
277:
273:
257:
252:
244:
239:
229:
221:
216:
208:
204:
199:
191:
187:
182:
166:
151:
114:
93:Carthaginian
66:
48:
46:
75:of 255 BC,
67:During the
350:Categories
333:De Gruyter
322:Literature
175:References
71:, the two
63:Background
226:Eutropius
148:Reactions
130:Agrigento
95:fleet at
169:Polybius
142:Syracuse
138:Kamarina
122:helmsmen
55:was the
234:2.22.2.
158:Cossyra
154:triumph
126:Kamikos
105:oarsmen
73:consuls
361:255 BC
207:. In:
118:Sicily
101:Clypea
30:corvus
128:and
79:and
47:The
164:.
352::
265:^
228::
144:.
107:.
335:)
194:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
