This publication is one of the first scholarly investigations to show the Roman navy as an independent part of the Roman Empire's gigantic war machine. Based on a comprehensive chronological account of maritime events in Roman history, the author not only describes the rise and fall of Roman naval power, but discusses the technical development of ships, the organisation and logistics of one of the greatest war fleets of all time, and demonstrates not least that Rome was by far not only a land power, but equally a feared naval power.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Pitassi, M.
Title
The Navies of Rome
Details
English text, paperback, 14 pictorial plates, 40 bw drawings and bw maps. 348 pages.
