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First Punic War

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  2. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    17:31Why Sicily turned rivalry into warChapter
  3. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    45:31Regulus after Ecnomus and a contested death traditionNotable Point
  4. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    49:14Hanno and the cost of wartime naval demobilisationNotable Point
  5. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    53:22The skirmish before Cape EcnomusNotable Point
  6. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    54:45Ecnomus as an invasion operationChapter
  7. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC): Long Patrol
    1:09:29Ecnomus opened the route to Africa while the war continuedNotable Point
  8. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    26:42Sicily turns former partners into First Punic War enemiesChapter
  9. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    31:17Why quinqueremes became the Punic Wars' core warshipChapter
  10. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    40:40Rome and Carthage mobilize for different kinds of warNotable Point
  11. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    48:40The corvus turns a sea fight into a Roman infantry fightChapter
  12. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    55:43Carthage builds a naval base around fleet readinessNotable Point
  13. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    56:42Rome adapts its manipular army for fighting at seaChapter
  14. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:01:35Ecnomus proves Rome can handle an immense fleetNotable Point
  15. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:04:30An isolated Roman advance meets a Carthaginian counterattackNotable Point
  16. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:05:34Rome's protected wedge for an invasion fleetChapter
  17. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:14:58Roman consuls unite political authority and battlefield commandChapter
  18. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:22:27Regulus becomes a disputed model of Roman civic virtueNotable Point
  19. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:29:46Lucius Manlius Vulso brought repeated command experienceNotable Point
  20. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:33:10Hamilcar of Drepana entered Ecnomus with mixed resultsNotable Point
  21. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:34:59Hanno's priorities expose Carthage's divided war strategyNotable Point
  22. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:42:14Rome's naval learning was broader than copying one captured shipNotable Point
  23. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:03:57Q&A: Why was Carthage still a major sea power?Q&A
  24. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:15:16Ecnomus opens the route to a Roman landing in AfricaNotable Point
  25. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:18:07Repeated rebuilding turns Rome into a naval powerNotable Point
  26. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:19:36Q&A: Where did Rome obtain timber for its fleets?Q&A
  27. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:28:46Q&A: What if Rome had lost at Ecnomus?Q&A
  28. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:41:59Q&A: Which period of Roman naval history is the favorite?Q&A
  29. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    2:43Rome, Carthage, and Syracuse before the warNotable Point
  30. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    5:11A 23-year war reaches a decisive fleet battleChapter
  31. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    25:29A Roman system that produces experienced commandersChapter
  32. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    32:38Carthage and Rome expected wars to end differentlyNotable Point
  33. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    41:39The victory that ends the First Punic WarChapter
  34. Battle of the Aegates, 241BC: Deciding the First Punic War (Long Patrol)
    43:15From the Mercenary War to Carthage's move into IberiaNotable Point
  35. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    6:36Cape Ecnomus as a benchmark for ancient fleet scaleNotable Point
  36. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    7:54Why the Battle of the Aegates matteredChapter
  37. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    13:13Was Aegates followed by the catastrophic storm?Q&A
  38. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    16:17How certain is the traditional date of the battle?Notable Point
  39. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    22:38The western Mediterranean before Rome and Carthage foughtNotable Point
  40. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    25:28Sicily turns allies into rivalsChapter
  41. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    29:25Why did the Messana crisis become a war?Q&A
  42. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    35:19A 23-year war of attritionNotable Point
  43. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    42:26Were ancient wars less intense than modern wars?Q&A
  44. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    50:46Why are they called the Punic Wars?Q&A
  45. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    2:08:41Peace in 241 BC and the Mercenary WarChapter
  46. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    2:30:17Were incendiaries used in Punic naval battles?Q&A