Carta PAYBACK di Mondadori
Su Mondadori Store, con la tua carta PAYBACK ti premi ad ogni acquisto.
A technological, strategic, and tactical history of ancient naval ships from Alexander to the battle of Actium.
The period covered in this book is well known for its epic battles and grand campaigns of territorial conquest, but Hellenistic monarchies, Carthaginians, and the rapacious Roman Republic were scarcely less active at sea. Huge resources were poured into maintaining fleets not only as symbols of prestige but as means of projecting real military power across the Mediterranean arena.
Taking the period between Alexander the Great's conquests and the Battle of Actium, John Grainger analyzes the developments in naval technology and tactics, the uses and limitations of sea power and the differing strategies of the various powers. He shows, for example, how the Rhodians and the Romans eschewed the ever-larger monster galleys favored by most Hellenistic monarchs in favor of smaller vessels. This is a fascinating study of a neglected aspect of ancient warfare.
"An inherently fascinating and impressively informative study . . . an extraordinary work of exceptionally thorough and painstaking research." Midwest Book Review
Scrivi una recensione per "Hellenistic & Roman Naval Wars, 33631 BC"
Torna in cima
Leggi un estratto
dai un voto
