Battle of Naulochus | |||||||
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Part of the Sicilian revolt | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Pompeians | Octavian | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sextus Pompey | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
300 ships | 300 ships | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
28 ships sunk 17 fled the others captured | 3 ships |
The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily. The victory of Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, marked the end of the Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.