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BATTLE OF NAULOCHUS<br />
By<br />
Valerie Piekos<br />
Joe McGavin<br />
Tuesday, November 13, 12
Battle of Naulochus<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Start date<br />
September 3, 36 BC<br />
Was between Sextus Pompey and Agrippa<br />
along with Octavian<br />
Occurred at Naulochus , which is near<br />
Messina, Sicily<br />
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Background/Famine<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Sextus occupied the province of Sicily<br />
Provided Romans with grain supply<br />
Alliance between Sextus and Octavian &<br />
Antony is made for 5 years<br />
Alliance broke a couple of months later<br />
Citizens were outraged by a grain famine in<br />
39 B.C.<br />
That year there is also a tax edict, which<br />
only adds to the trouble already<br />
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Background/Start to the Battle<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
After the Famine there is another little<br />
tussle between Sextus, Antony & Octavian<br />
In 37 Antony joins Octavian in an Anti-<br />
Sextus alliance<br />
Cause a battle in which Sextus defeats<br />
Octavian off the coast of Sicily<br />
Months later the Battle of Naulochus<br />
happens<br />
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The Battle<br />
<br />
Agrippa meets Sextus’s fleet<br />
Both fleets were composed of about 300<br />
ships each<br />
<br />
<br />
Agrippa had a heavier/stronger fleet<br />
New weapons help him block Sextus’s<br />
maneuvers<br />
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Harpax<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
A harpoon that held the opposing ship with<br />
hooks and ropes<br />
allowing for marines to get on deck<br />
Worked from long distances<br />
Shot from ballistae<br />
Made by Agrippa<br />
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Conn…<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Agrippa lost only 3 ships<br />
Sextus lost 28 (sunk)<br />
17 fled<br />
All the rest captured<br />
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Conn…<br />
<br />
<br />
Sextus with only a few<br />
ships escapes to Asia<br />
Minor (Turkey)where<br />
he is forced to<br />
surrender to a<br />
Lieutenant of Mark<br />
Antony and is killed<br />
Octavian gains full<br />
control of Sicily<br />
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Works Cited<br />
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http://www.tut<strong>org</strong>igpedia.com/ed/Battle_of_Naulochus<br />
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