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Ancient Roman Navy

The Roman Navy (Latin: Classis) operated between the First Punic war and the end of the Western Roman Empire. History and Evolution. The Roman navy was very much inferior, both in prestige and capability, to the Roman army. Before the First Punic War in 264 BC there was no Roman navy to speak of as all previous Roman war had been fought in Italy. B...

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Roman Seas Photo

Roman Civil War: 41 B.C. Sextus Pompeius vs Octavian and Agrippa. Pompeius' ships attack a Roman convoy. Ship model photo of re-enactment of the ship battle....

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Ancient Roman Ships

The location of Rome, protected amongst hills on the banks of the river Tiber, not far from its mouth to the Mediterranean sea is a defining element of Rome's naval and commercial strength based on the might of the ancient roman ships. The enormous strategic importance of Rome's local Geography was recognized by men such as Cicero who admitted that...

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First Century Roman Corbita Photo

1st Century Roman Corbita Photo...

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Roman Galleons

Ancient Ships "" The Ship of Antiquity "" Roman Galleons A typical Roman war ship of the first Century B.C. this Bireme was driven by two rows of oars. Out riggers stabilized the ship and the whales protected the hull from the protruding bows of enemy ships. While fast under oar, this type of vessel capsized easily under too much sail. This ship w...

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Barbarians VS Rome Ship Set

Roman Seas: Barbarians VS Rome Ship Set Roman Seas: The Barbarian vs Rome Ship Set contains a set of high quality, professionally rendered PDF ancient Roman and Barbarian ship models by renown RPG and mapping artist, Eric Hotz. The Barbarian vs Rome Navy Set models are based on the ships from 68BC - 400AD. Just print out the files onto paper/card-...

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