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Republican Roman Warships 509-27 BC

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Ships - Ancients to Ironclads

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
Republican Roman Warships 509-27 BC
Publisher
Category
Author
Raffaele D'Amato
Publish Year
2015
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147596054
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG225
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG225

Description

The birth of the mighty Roman Navy was anchored in the Romans' extraordinary ability to absorb and perfect the technology of other states and empires. This is the story of the design, development and operation of the Republican Roman warship in the age of the conquest of the Mediterranean, from the first Roman naval adventure of 394 BC and the Punic Wars, to Pompey's operations against the Cilician Pirates and Caesar's victorious naval campaigns in Armorica, concluding with the consolidation of the Mediterranean Sea as Mare Nostrum with the battle of Actium in 31 BC. Archaeological photography, including those of exciting new finds, such as the Roman warship rosta (rams) found in the Aegates Islands, accompany lavish artistic reconstructions in illustrating the ships of the first Roman navy.