The Navies of Rome - Softcover

Pitassi, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843836009 ISBN 13: 9781843836001

Publisher: Boydell Press, 2010

Synopsis

A groundbreaking new chronological study of the role played by the Navy in the successful development of the Roman Empire. Both welcome and useful. [...] This is a narrative history as well as a focused study of the development of the ships, officers, and crews and the overall naval establishment. Recommended. CHOICE This publication represents the first true examination of the Roman Navy as an independent arm of the military. Though many may perceive the Roman Empire as a primarily land-based organisation, an empire forged by the formidable legions of infantry, thetruth is that it was as much a maritime empire as that of the British in the nineteenth century, and in fact the Roman Navy was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed. It secured the trade routes and maintained thecommunications that allowed the Roman Empire to exist; and it brought previously untouchable and unreachable enemies to battle and enabled the expansion of Imperial power into areas thought hitherto inaccessible. This book, featuring detailed reconstructions of the ships themselves, provides an engaging survey of the craft, their crewmen, and the navy's major contribution to the Empire's growth.

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Review

The first comprehensive history of Roman fleets from their inception to the end of the Roman empire in the West. [...] An interesting and handy overview of military Rome on sea and river. --Ancient Warfare

About the Author

Mike Pitassi is an independent scholar.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843836009
• ISBN 13: 9781843836001
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392