Battle of Othonol

1) Background-

Piracy was a major problem in the Mediterranean Sea in the 270's and 260's BC. Pirates from as far a way as Cilicia, Illyria, and the Black Sea. The rise of the Roman republic as the dominate power on the Italian peninsular allowed for easier raids and plundering expeditions since the the republic's navy was weak. In 270 B.C.

The Brutii did have a degree of luck when a Brutii fleet managed to destroy an pirate fleet led by Antisthenes at the Battle of Otranto.