André Geraque Kiffer 
Ecnomus Naval Campaign And Battle, 256 Bc [PDF ebook] 

In the simulation we will test what it would have been like if a Carthaginian squadron tried to engage — not fix — Roman consular squadrons (the two at the forefront wedge), another squadron delayed the approach of the Roman reinforcement (base of the wedge) while a third Carthaginian squadron attacked. to destroy Roman transports. As for technology, the state of the art of war then associated with the available scientific knowledge leads us to simulate what the Ecnomus campaign and naval battle would have been like if the Carthaginian Navy had adopted and developed the use of incendiary artifacts such as ceramic pots with fire, thrown by siege machines like the ballistas. On the other hand, it is certain that the Romans at this stage of the war would not use such devices for fear of associating hooking with fire.