Battle of Kyme

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Battle of Kyme

The Battle of Kyme was a naval battle in 474 BC. Between the fleets of Syracuse and Kyme (Latinized Cumae ) on the one hand and the Etruscans on the other.

Hieron I of Syracuse allied himself with Aristodemus , tyrant of Kyme, in order to counter the expansion of the Etruscans into southern Italy . 474 BC They met the Etruscan fleet in the Gulf of Naples . After their defeat, the Etruscans largely lost their political influence in Italy: The loss of naval rule was followed by the takeover of their territories by the Roman Republic , the Samnites and the Gauls .