 The Carthaginians withdrew, again being faster than the Romans and so able to make off without further loss.The Romans then raided both the Liparis and Malta.Their naval victories at Mylae and Sulci, and their frustration at the stalemate in Sicily, led the Romans to adopt a sea-based strategy and to develop a plan to invade the Carthaginian heartland in North Africa and threaten Carthage (close to Tunis).