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Battle of Cape Ecnomus, an Uncommon card
The Battle of Cape Ecnomus or Eknomos was a naval battle, fought off southern Sicily, in 256 BC, between the fleets of Carthage and the Roman Republic, during the First Punic War.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 89
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 53,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Carthaginian fleet was commanded by Hanno and Hamilcar, the Roman fleet jointly by the consuls for the year, Marcus Atilius Regulus and Lucius Manlius Vulso Longus.
- It resulted in a clear victory for the Romans.
- The Roman fleet of 330 warships plus an unknown number of transports had sailed from Ostia, the port of Rome, and had embarked approximately 26,000 picked legionaries shortly before the battle.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Battle of Cape Ecnomus article was read about 53,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 89: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get Battle of Cape Ecnomus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Battle of Cape Ecnomus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gabriel de Saint-Aubin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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