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The clashing of the fleets was a chaotic affair as the triremes jockeyed about with difficulty. There were numerous smaller battles between the ships and acts of bravery on both sides. After some time, Laelius' quinquereme was able to sink two of the
Carthaginian triremes and to incapacitate a third.
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Adherbal, conceding defeat, aimed his ship's bow towards the
African coast and fled the action. Laelius made his way back to Carteia, where he was informed that the conspiracy at Gades had been discovered and that the responsible parties had been sent off to Carthage.
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Carthaginian navy was spotted leaving Carteia, Laelius' fleet gave battle in a formation where his own quinquereme was at the head of his fleet. He successfully surprised Adherbal, who was obliged to fight as the sea currents made an escape impossible.
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1250:2nd Herdonia
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1215:1st Tarentum
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370:1st Tarentum
305:Silva Litana
280:Umbrian Lake
105:Belligerents
31:Part of the
1173:Decimomannu
987:Mount Ercte
727:quinquereme
579:Decimomannu
552:2nd Carteia
547:1st Carteia
450:2nd Petelia
410:Sapriportis
330:1st Petelia
80: /
1425:Categories
1363:Lake Tunis
1128:Ebro River
912:Agrigentum
886:Punic Wars
811:References
800:Punic Wars
745:The battle
729:and seven
599:Agrigentum
502:Illiturgis
492:Ebro River
270:Victumulae
171:8 triremes
166:7 triremes
65:36°09′37″N
1325:2nd Utica
1320:1st Utica
1285:Grumentum
1245:2nd Capua
1225:1st Capua
1093:Lilybaeum
1079:(Battles)
977:Lilybaeum
780:Maó-Mahón
692:Turdetani
616:2nd Utica
611:1st Utica
569:Lilybaeum
460:Grumentum
400:2nd Capua
385:1st Capua
265:Placentia
68:5°24′54″W
1402:Category
1383:Carthage
1340:Insubria
1290:Metaurus
1260:Canusium
1255:Numistro
1195:Heat ray
1188:Syracuse
1178:3rd Nola
1168:2nd Nola
1158:1st Nola
1143:Geronium
1088:Saguntum
1049:Carthage
1039:Bagradas
967:Panormus
937:Tyndaris
902:Treaties
794:See also
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731:triremes
676:Adherbal
589:Syracuse
584:Leontini
475:Insubria
465:Metaurus
435:Caulonia
430:Manduria
425:Canusium
420:Numistro
350:3rd Nola
340:2nd Nola
310:1st Nola
295:Geronium
228:Saguntum
159:Strength
153:Adherbal
126:Carthage
51:Location
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1280:Petelia
1275:Baecula
1230:Silarus
1207:Sambuca
1118:Ticinus
1054:The Saw
1002:Aegates
972:Drepana
927:Thermae
907:Messana
788:Ligures
682:Context
664:Carteia
658:of the
650:of the
532:Baecula
470:Crotona
455:Venusia
390:Silarus
360:Lucania
250:Ticinus
222:Prelude
56:Carteia
1431:206 BC
1148:Cannae
1123:Trebia
690:, the
646:was a
594:Himera
512:Orongi
481:Iberia
300:Cannae
260:Mutina
255:Trebia
93:Result
46:206 BC
1335:Cirta
1300:Sucro
1295:Ilipa
1163:Ibera
1113:Cissa
1103:Rhone
1098:Malta
1059:Tunis
1034:Utica
947:Aspis
932:Sulci
922:Mylae
784:Italy
735:Punic
704:Gades
668:Spain
626:Cirta
574:Malta
542:Sucro
537:Ilipa
527:Baria
507:Munda
497:Ibera
487:Cissa
445:Locri
335:Cumae
325:Hamae
244:Italy
233:Rhone
1345:Zama
1197:and
952:Adys
825:Livy
700:Mago
698:and
656:navy
642:The
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405:Rome
365:Arpi
43:Date
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