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Roman Warships by Michael Pitassi (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
178327414X
ISBN-13
9781783274147
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038737708
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
228 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Roman Warships
Publication Year
2019
Subject
Archaeology, Ancient / Rome, Europe / Western, Military / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
It is always gratifying to read a text that is well written, unambiguous, and easy to follow, with meticulous, accurate, and up-to-date scholarship and bibliography. Pitassi has produced an admirable work on the Roman warship. [...] This book is recommended for the students of ancient warfare, maritime history, and Roman culture., Extremely valuable as a guide to approaching the reconstruction of part of the past. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY It is always gratifying to read a text that is well written, unambiguous, and easy to follow, with meticulous, accurate, and up-to-date scholarship and bibliography. Pitassi has produced an admirable work on the Roman warship. [...] This book is recommended for the students of ancient warfare, maritime history, and Roman culture. DEREMILITARI.ORG, 'Michael Pitassi exhaustively documents the largely forgotten history of the Empire's huge maritime force, without which it would not have reached its zenith, and painstakingly reconstructs the form of Roman warships.'', Michael Pitassi exhaustively documents the largely forgotten history of the Empire's huge maritime force, without which it would not have reached its zenith, and painstakingly reconstructs the form of Roman warships.''|9781783274147|
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
623.8210937
Table Of Content
Introduction Sources Interpreting the Sources Ship Fittings The Earliest Types; 8th to 4th Centuries BC Naval Ascendancy - 3rd and 2nd Centuries BC Civil Wars and Imperial Fleets, 1st Centuries BC and AD Height of Empire, 2nd and 3rd Centuries AD The Late Empire, 4th and 5th Centuries AD Terminus Appendix 1: Service Lives of Ship Types Appendix 2: Types of Roman Warships Appendix 3: Gazetteer. Where to see Roman Boats and Ships Appendix 4: Glossary of Nautical Terms Used Bibliography
Synopsis
An examination of Roman naval development, drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual representation., The Roman Imperial Navy was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed, prior to the European naval development of relatively recent centuries. It was able to deploy huge fleets and dominate the seas around western Europe, north Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the great rivers that formed a large part of the eastern boundary of the Roman world. It secured the trade routes and maintained the communications that allowed the Roman Empire to exist. It brought previously untouchable and unreachable enemies to battle and enabled the expansion of Imperial power into areas thought hitherto inaccessible. At the height of its power the Roman Navy employed tens of thousands of sailors, marines and craftsmen, who manned and maintained a fleet of warships far larger than anything in existence today. And yet these warships, the very tools that allowed the Roman Navy to dominate the seas, have remained largely unstudied.Drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual representations, the book charts the development and evolution of the Roman warship over eight centuries of naval activity, showing how ships were evolved to meet the circumstances of the different areas in which they had to operate, the different functions they needed to fulfil, and the changing nature of their enemies.ALSO AVAILABLE: Navies of Rome, by Michael Pitassi, An examination of Roman naval development, drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual representation. The Roman Imperial Navy was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed, prior to the European naval development of relatively recent centuries. It was able to deploy huge fleets and dominate the seas around western Europe, north Africa, and the Middle East, as well as the great rivers that formed a large part of the eastern boundary of the Roman world. It secured the trade routes and maintained the communications that allowed the Roman Empire toexist. It brought previously untouchable and unreachable enemies to battle and enabled the expansion of Imperial power into areas thought hitherto inaccessible. At the height of its power the Roman Navy employed tens of thousandsof sailors, marines and craftsmen, who manned and maintained a fleet of warships far larger than anything in existence today. And yet these warships, the very tools that allowed the Roman Navy to dominate the seas, have remainedlargely unstudied. Drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual representations, the book charts the development and evolution of the Roman warship over eight centuries of naval activity, showing howships were evolved to meet the circumstances of the different areas in which they had to operate, the different functions they needed to fulfil, and the changing nature of their enemies. ALSO AVAILABLE: Navies of Rome, by Michael Pitassi
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