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Battle of MylaeThe Roman fleet under Caius Diulius defeats the Carthag- -inian fleet under Hannibal; the Romans use boarding bridges to access the enemy vessels and fight hand-hand
Palermo Cathedral 1875Palermo Cathedral
Belisarius Occupies RomeByzantine general BELISARIUS, having defeated the Vandals, subdued the Ostrogoths and conquered Sicily, occupies Rome
Fall of BloodFALL OF BLOOD Crimson rain causes panic among the people of Sicily, and many parts of Italy; it is however simply dust from the Sahara desert
Philip II, King of SpainPhilip (Felipe) II, King of Spain (reigned 1556-1598). He was also King of Portugal, Naples and Sicily, and, while married to Mary I, King of England and Ireland
First Punic War, naval victory of Duilius at MylaePUNIC WARS : the Roman consul Gaius Duilius is applauded for his naval victory over the Carthaginians at Mylae (present-day Milazzo) in northern Sicily
Naval battle at Siragusa, SicilyNaval battle in the harbour of Siragusa (Syracuse), Sicily, during the Peloponnesian War