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The Battle of Ecnomus
Next year Gaius Atilius, the Consul, happened to be at
Coss. C. Atilius Regulus, Cn. Cornelius, Blasio II. B. C. 257. Fighting off Tyndaris.
anchor off Tyndaris, when he observed the Carthaginian fleet sailing by in a straggling manner.
He passed the word to the crews of his own
ships to follow the advanced squadron, and
started himself before the rest with ten ships
of equal sailing powers. When the Carthaginians became aware that while some of the
enemy were still embarkTyndaris, when he observed the Carthaginian fleet sailing by in a straggling manner.
He passed the word to the crews of his own
ships to follow the advanced squadron, and
started himself before the rest with ten ships
of equal sailing powers. When the Carthaginians became aware that while some of the
enemy were still embarking, others were already putting
out to sea, and that the advanced squadron were considerably ahead of the rest, they stood round and went to
meet them. They succeeded in surrounding and destroying
all of them except the Consul's ship, and that they all but
captured with its crew. This last, however, by the perfection
of its rowers and its consequent speed, effected a desperate
escape. Meanwhile the remaining ships of the Romans were
sailing up and gradually drawing close together. Having got
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