Naval Battle of Naulochoi
| date | September 3, 36 BC Chr. |
|---|---|
| place | Bay of Naulochoi in Sicily |
| output | Agrippa's victory |
| consequences | final defeat of Sextus Pompey |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
| Troop strength | |
| 300 ships | 250-300 ships |
| losses | |
|
3 ships |
28 ships sunk, 17 escaped, the rest captured or burned |
In the sea battle at Naulochoi (also Naulochos or Naulochus ), which took place on September 3, 36 BC. Chr. In the final phase of the Roman civil wars against the northeastern tip of Sicily was held, the fleet destroyed by Caesar's great-nephew and adopted son Octavian , led by Marcus Agrippa Vipsanius that of Sextus Pompey .
meaning
Sextus Pompeius, the son of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus , was the last militarily significant opponent of the Second Triumvirate formed by Octavian, Mark Antony and Mark Aemilius Lepidus after the murder of Gaius Julius Caesar. He controlled Sicily and blocked the grain supply from there to Rome with his fleet. In the summer of 39 BC In the BC Treaty of Misenum there was a temporary agreement between the Triumvirs and Pompey. However, the latter stuck to its blockade policy. Octavian's general Agrippa therefore took action against him and after a few setbacks finally defeated him first before Mylae and then at Naulochoi. This victory strengthened Octavian's political weight within the triumvirate. Shortly afterwards he succeeded in politically eliminating Lepidus, so that only he and Antonius remained as rivals for sole rule in Rome.
Place of slaughter
The battle took place off the north coast of Sicily at an anchorage called Naulochoi (or Naulochus) west of the Strait of Messina . Based on coin finds, Naulochoi is assumed to be east of today's Spadaforo San Martino.
swell
- Appian : Bellum Civile . Book 5, Chapters 118–121 ( online copy )
- Cassius Dio , Roman History . Book 49, chapters 9-10
- Velleius Paterculus : Roman History . Book 2, Chapter 79 ( online copy )
- Suetonius : emperor biographies. August 16.1
literature
- Tony Jacques: Dictionary of Battles And Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Greenwood Publishing Group 2007, ISBN 0-313-33536-2 , p. 716 ( limited online version in Google Book Search - USA )