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262 BC. Italy war map
262 BC
Pyrrhus and the rest of Triandria forces after the liberation of the Greek Polis in South Italy started to march in the Northwest. The Massaliot League army and fleet meet with the rest of the Greeks near Paestum. Another tagma and five thousands hellenised Gauls together with ten quinqueremes and twenty new Venemeres was send from Massalia to conquer Corsica and Sardinia.
Meanwhile, Carthage had build a mercenary army in Africa, which was shipped to Sicily to secure its holdings and conquerer Syracuse . This army was composed of thirty thousands infantry, three thousands cavalry, and thirty war elephants and partly composed of Ligurians,Celts and Iberians. In past wars on the island of Sicily, Carthage had won by relying on certain fortified strong-points throughout the island, and their plan was to conduct the land war in the same fashion. The mercenary army would operate in the open against the Triandria, while the strongly fortified cities would provide a defensive base from which to operate. A fleet of two hundred warships was going to help the Romans and disturb Greek supply lines. Hero II of Syracuse hearing the news, send emissaries to Triandria alliance seeking assistance against Carthage.
With the arrival of Massaliot League, in a new war council, the leaders of Triandria decided that the majority of the army, under Pyrrhus, to march against Capua and then against Rome. The Rhodian League army and fleet together with Magna Graecia allies will continue to protect Tarantum and the rest of Greek liberated polis and secure the supply lines. The Massaliot League army of twenty thousands was decided to be sent to Sicily to help Syracuse's against Carthage. The main fleet of two hundred sixty warships was decided to be sent to blockade Sicily from Carthaginian ships. Twenty quinqueremes left to patrol Tyrrhenian Sea. The main Triandria army of fifty five thousands marched against Capua to siege it.
The naval battle of Mylae
Aeneas met Hannibal off northern Mylae. The Carthaginians had two hundred and thirty ships( mostly quinqueremes and some triremes) , and the Greeks two hundred and sixty(150 quinqueremes 60 eptares 50 octares). The large cataphract octeres of Massaliot League and Ptolemaic Egypt dominated the naval battle. The Carthaginians were forced to navigate around them and approach the Greeks from behind with minimal success. The Polybolos of the Massaliot League octeres were very successful, and helped the Greeks seize around twenty Carthaginian ships. Once an additional ten of the Carthaginian ships had been hooked or sinked by the Greeks, Hannibal retreated with his surviving ships, leaving Aeneas with a clear victory. Carthage lost around thirty five ships and the Greeks six quinqueremes and two octares.
By place
Seleucid Empire
Pyrrhus and the rest of Triandria forces after the liberation of the Greek Polis in South Italy started to march in the Northwest. The Massaliot League army and fleet meet with the rest of the Greeks near Paestum. Another tagma and five thousands hellenised Gauls together with ten quinqueremes and twenty new Venemeres was send from Massalia to conquer Corsica and Sardinia.
Meanwhile, Carthage had build a mercenary army in Africa, which was shipped to Sicily to secure its holdings and conquerer Syracuse . This army was composed of thirty thousands infantry, three thousands cavalry, and thirty war elephants and partly composed of Ligurians,Celts and Iberians. In past wars on the island of Sicily, Carthage had won by relying on certain fortified strong-points throughout the island, and their plan was to conduct the land war in the same fashion. The mercenary army would operate in the open against the Triandria, while the strongly fortified cities would provide a defensive base from which to operate. A fleet of two hundred warships was going to help the Romans and disturb Greek supply lines. Hero II of Syracuse hearing the news, send emissaries to Triandria alliance seeking assistance against Carthage.
With the arrival of Massaliot League, in a new war council, the leaders of Triandria decided that the majority of the army, under Pyrrhus, to march against Capua and then against Rome. The Rhodian League army and fleet together with Magna Graecia allies will continue to protect Tarantum and the rest of Greek liberated polis and secure the supply lines. The Massaliot League army of twenty thousands was decided to be sent to Sicily to help Syracuse's against Carthage. The main fleet of two hundred sixty warships was decided to be sent to blockade Sicily from Carthaginian ships. Twenty quinqueremes left to patrol Tyrrhenian Sea. The main Triandria army of fifty five thousands marched against Capua to siege it.
- A Roman/allies army of fifty thousands under both consuls marched against Pyrrhus. The consuls were the generals of the Roman army, and with the consuls traveled several legions.
The naval battle of Mylae
Aeneas met Hannibal off northern Mylae. The Carthaginians had two hundred and thirty ships( mostly quinqueremes and some triremes) , and the Greeks two hundred and sixty(150 quinqueremes 60 eptares 50 octares). The large cataphract octeres of Massaliot League and Ptolemaic Egypt dominated the naval battle. The Carthaginians were forced to navigate around them and approach the Greeks from behind with minimal success. The Polybolos of the Massaliot League octeres were very successful, and helped the Greeks seize around twenty Carthaginian ships. Once an additional ten of the Carthaginian ships had been hooked or sinked by the Greeks, Hannibal retreated with his surviving ships, leaving Aeneas with a clear victory. Carthage lost around thirty five ships and the Greeks six quinqueremes and two octares.
By place
Seleucid Empire
- Seleucid king Antiochus I's eldest son Seleucus, who has ruled in the east of the kingdom as viceroy for a number of years, is put to death by his father on the charge of rebellion.
- Antiochus I tries to break the growing power of Pergamum by force of arms. Eumenes I, the new ruler of Pergamum, liberates his city from the overlordship of the Seleucids by defeating the army of Antiochus I near Sardis (the capital of Lydia), and thereby establishing an independent city-state.
- Antiochus I dies and is succeeded by his second son Antiochus II Theos.
- Sersor
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