Battle of Mylae (36 BC)
Battle between Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily in 36 BC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the 36 BC battle. For the 260 BC battle, see Battle of Mylae.
The Battle of Mylae took place in 36 BC during the War between Sextus Pompey and the Second Triumvirate, between the Second Triumvirate under the command of Agrippa and the Pompeians under the command of Sextus Pompey led by Papias, which occurred in the city of Mylae (present-day Milazzo), off the north coast of Sicily. The battle resulted in a victory for the Second Triumvirate.
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Part of the Sicilian revolt | |||||||
Location of Mylae (Milazzo) on the coast of northern Sicily | |||||||
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Second Triumvirate | Pompeians | ||||||
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Agrippa | Papias | ||||||
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5 ships | 30 ships |
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