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The Battle of Mylae was fought in 260 BC between the Roman Republic and Carthage during the First Punic War. It was Rome's first major naval victory and was commanded on the Roman side by the consul Gaius Duilius. Roman ships used the corvus, a boarding bridge that allowed soldiers to turn close naval encounters into infantry combat, reducing the advantage of more experienced Carthaginian crews.
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