Greek and Roman oared warships:

A study of the warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the fourth and third centuries B.C. and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Italians, Carthaginians and Romans in the fleet and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion; ther...

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Main Author: Morrison, John S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxbow Books 1996
Series:Oxbow monograph 62
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Summary:A study of the warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the fourth and third centuries B.C. and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Italians, Carthaginians and Romans in the fleet and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion; there is a section on the reconstructions by John Coates, and a discussion of crews, ships and tactics illuminated by the recent experiments with the reconstructed trireme Olympias.
Physical Description:XVIII, 403 S. Ill., graph. Darst., Kt.

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