Greek and Roman oared warships [electronic resource] / by J.S. Morrison ; with contributions by J.F. Coates.
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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Language: | English |
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Oxford : Oakville, CT :
Oxbow Books ; David Brown Book Co. [distributor],
1996.
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Variant Title: |
Greek and Roman Oared Warships 399-30BC |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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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. |
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Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-386) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9781785704321 (online) 9781785704345 (online) |