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The Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great to the Battle of Actium, was a time of great technological change and innovation in naval design.

An examination of Roman naval development, drawing upon archaeological evidence, documentary accounts and visual representation.

The Roman Navy was remarkable for its size, reach and longevity. As significant as the Royal Navy was to the British Empire in the nineteenth century, the Roman Navy was crucial to the extraordinary expansion of Imperial power and for its maintenance over a period of more than 800 years. The fabric and organization of this maritime force is at the core of this new book.

Per quasi novecento anni, l'establishment militare romano ebbe a disposizione una potente marina, inizialmente composta da poche unità, che nel tempo aumentò in termini qualitativi e di dimensioni, sino a diventare un efficacissimo strumento nelle mani della prima vera superpotenza dell'antichità. Sia nell'era repubblicana sia nel successivo periodo imperiale, i romani utilizzarono flotte forti di centinaia di navi dalle caratteristiche divers...

A groundbreaking new chronological study of the role played by the Navy in the successful development of the Roman Empire.