Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Cape Hermaeum

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 00:45, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Battle of Cape Hermaeum

  • ... that shortly after winning the naval Battle of Cape Hermaeum, most of the victorious Roman fleet was destroyed in a storm, with the loss of over 100,000 lives? Source: Tipps, G.K. (1985). "The Battle of Ecnomus". Historia: Zeitschrift für Alte Geschichte. 34 (4): 432–465. JSTOR 4435938 p. 438

Created by Gog the Mild (talk). Self-nominated at 18:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: Done.
Overall: The hook is cited by two off-line sources but I actually own a copy of Carthage Must be Destroyed and can confirm that it supports the hook Calistemon (talk) 07:49, 4 May 2020 (UTC)