Battle of Stelai

Battle of Stelai
Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars
Map of the Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean, 7th–11th centuries
Date 880 Location off southwestern Calabria Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Aghlabids
Commanders and leaders
Nasar	al-Husayn ibn Rabah
Strength
140 ships (Ibn Idari)	45 ships (Vita Eliae iuioris)
Casualties and losses
unknown	heavy, all ships captured

The Battle of Stelai was a naval battle fought in 880 between the Byzantine and Aghlabid fleets off the southern Italian peninsula. The battle was a major Byzantine victory. Its location is disputed, hence it is also known as the First Battle of Milazzo^[1] or the Battle of Punta Stilo^[2] in modern literature.