Talk:Battle of Mylae

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The victory of Duilius was commemorated by a marble column, decorated with the rams of the Carthaginian ships taken in battle, and its name in Latin is "columna rostrata", now in the Capitolean Museum, Rome.

The speakers stage in the Forum (rostra) was decorated with rams taken from the ships of the Antians to commemorate the first naval victory of the Romans (A.U.C. 416).

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Polybius (I, 20, 9) refers that Rome produced 120 ships; 17 had been lost by Cornelius Scipio Asina so, in this battle, the roman fleet had 103 ships not 120, Cathagininas lost 50 ships not 30 (Polybius, I, 23, 10). I support what written here up, also. Vale! Horatius on it.wiki--151.37.228.76 13:17, 10 November 2006 (UTC) [reply ]

This is a very well written, descriptive article. The table on the right is very well organized and provides an excellent overview. All of your links seemed to work, and the formatting of the article works very nicely. You did a great job describing the corvus, which appears to be a crucial piece of information regarding the battle, but could you maybe out a picture of it up? I know all that gets messy, but just a suggestion. Also, could you maybe be a little more descriptive about the location (ie where is Mylae in Sicily, even where is Sicily?), just for clarification. -Nate —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.63.74.57 (talk) 19:03, 12 May 2007 (UTC).[reply ]

Wow, it looks like a professional encyclopedia article. The table is a convenient summary, but your detailed explanation of the course of the battle is also exemplary. I would add a picture or map of the region, if possible.

Also, after returning home, Duilius was accompanied by flute players whenever he went out to eat. It's in our primary text Vol 1 for class, and although it's not hugely important, it is a comic/ interesting fact that could be added. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Cme244 (talk • contribs) 23:42, 13 May 2007 (UTC).[reply ]

First, I want to start by saying this is definitely an excellent article. It seems as if the author put a great deal of time into making sure the reader could understand the topic well. The chart on the right-hand side of the page does a great job of describing the battle and its key players in an orderly manner. That was definitley a great idea. The sections were also labled very well.

I also like how the Battle of Mylae was introduced in the first few sentences. It let's the reader know exactly where the Battle of Mylae took place in the present-day. The author does a great job of clarify exactly which Hannibal the audience is reading about by giving examples of Hannibal's past pursuits. The refernces were also labled clearly along with bibliography, so readers could go back and read the books or articles themselves.

The only suggestion I would make to add something more to the topic would be trying to find a picture of the present day battle site of the Battle of Mylae. I think this would definitley make the article even better. Overall, I really enjoyed the article and the author did an excellent job. --S.michelle 22:35, 15 May 2007 (UTC) [reply ]

This is extremely well researched and well-written. You establish all the major points, provide useful and helpful visual images, and significantly strengthen the earlier material. This is one of the best Wikipedia articles in the class, and I'll use it as a model if I ever repeat the project.

On his bio page, Hannibal Gisco is referred to as "Gisco" after being introduced in his full name at the beginning. But, he's referred to simply as "Hannibal" here. Even though the clarification is clear in the first section, a casual reader of this page who's not very familiar with Carthaginian history is likely to confuse Gisco with the more famous General Hannibal of the Second Punic War. I think it's probably a good idea to clarify in one way or another, but I'm no expert...137.122.79.188 (talk) 22:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC) [reply ]

There were two battles of Mylae; the naval battle in 36 BC between the fleets of Octavian and Sextus Pompeius should have its own article. Furthermore, it should not be assumed that the Eliot quote necessarily refers to this earlier battle. Languagehat (talk) 15:08, 20 November 2014 (UTC) [reply ]