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Learn about the history, types, and features of Roman ships, from the Punic wars to the invasions of Britain. Explore the naval tactics, shipbuilding, and wrecks and relics of ancient Rome.
Learn about the naval forces of the Roman state, from their origins in the Early Republic to their decline in the Late Antiquity. Explore the types, tactics and battles of Roman ships, from triremes to quinqueremes, and their role in the Mediterranean and beyond.
Learn about the evolution of Roman ships from the Trojan era to the imperial age, from penteconters to biremes, from liburnae to hemioliae. Discover how the Romans adapted Greek and Carthaginian designs, invented the corvus, and dominated the Mediterranean.
Roman fleet was named in ancient Rome as clasis. Its main centres were in Ravenna and Misenum, and smaller ones in some coastal provinces and on the Rhine and Danube. Seamen were recruited from the lowest sections of Roman society, even from slaves.
6 mar 2017 · Learn how the Romans built and sailed their warships and merchant ships in the ancient Mediterranean. Discover the types, features and methods of ancient Roman ships and navigation.
Learn about the evolution of Roman warships from the First Punic War to the Byzantine Empire. Explore the features, tactics and weapons of Roman galleys, liburnians, dromons and other naval vessels.
13 kwi 2014 · Learn about the Roman navy, its ships, weapons, tactics, and campaigns against Carthage and pirates. Find out how the Romans used the corvus, the battering ram, and the quinquereme to dominate the Mediterranean.