The accounts记述 · the ancient witnesses
Greek historians · 希腊史家
Appian — Roman History （阿庇安·罗马史）primary source · 源典44 loci · well-attested
§ 5.10–14
Civil Wars 5.12.116–5.13.122 — the fleets so alike that men could not tell friend from enemy, both sides speaking Latin and using the same watchwords《内战记》5.12.116–5.13.122：两军舰船如出一辙，敌友难辨，双方同操拉丁语、口令互通
Cassius Dio — Roman History （卡西乌斯·狄奥·罗马史）primary source · 源典
§ 49
Bk 49.1–11 — the Sicilian campaign, Lepidus' arrival and the battle fought within sight of the armies drawn up on the shore卷四十九 1–11：西西里战局、雷必达来会，以及在岸上列阵两军的注视下进行的海战
Roman historians · 罗马史家
Augustus — Res Gestae Divi Augusti （奥古斯都·神圣奥古斯都功业录）primary source · 源典
§25 — the victor's version: 'I freed the sea from pirates. About thirty thousand slaves… I delivered to their masters for punishment'第二十五节：胜利者的说法——“我肃清海上盗匪。约三万名奴隶……我交还其主人惩处”
Provenance: “primary source” = curated canonical witness (editorial); “dated witness” = derived from the ToposText date index by year-span, with the matched loci count. Sparse counts may include incidental mentions.出处：「源典」为校订之正典见证（编辑判断）；「系年见证」由 ToposText 系年索引按年代跨度推得，附匹配条目数；稀少者或含偶涉。
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