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Greek and Roman Oared Warships (Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology, No 62)
Greek and Roman Oared Warships - Oxbow Monographs in Archaeology, No 62 Author:John Morrison A study of the warships evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the fourth and third centuries B.C. and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Italians, Carthaginians and Romans in the fleet and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion; there is a section on the reconstructions by John C... more »oates, and a discussion of crews, ships and tactics illuminated by the recent experiments with the reconstructed trireme Olympias.« less