num_pages: 555
description: This reissue of a 1937 classic covers ancient naval warfare from the Greco-Persian War to the Campaign of Actium.PrefaceI Objectives of Naval WarfareII Greco-Persian War- MarathonIII Greco-Persian Wars- Salamis and MycaleIV Peloponnesian WarV Dionysius- Sicily and CarthageVI The Pentere and Its OarsVII Exercises and Stratagems of the Greek FleetsVIII Alexander's Naval CampaignsIX Naval Wars of Alexander's SuccessorsX First Punic WarXI Second Punic WarXII War of Rhodes and Pergamum against MacedonXIII War of Rome and AntiochusXIV Naval Warfare in the First Century B.C.XV Naval Wars of Caesar, 49-45 B.C.XVI Campaign of Philippi, 42 B.C.XVII Sicilian War, 38-36 B.C.XVIII Campaign of Actium, 31 B.C.Index.
language: English
title: Greek and Roman Naval Warfare; A Study of Strategy, Tactics, and Ship Design from Salamis
titlecomplete: Greek and Roman Naval Warfare; A Study of Strategy, Tactics, and Ship Design from Salamis (480 B.C. TO ACTIUM)
characters: Julius Caesar (Roman emperor), Marcus Antonius, Scipio Africanus, Demetrius I of Macedon, Augustus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Themistocles, Hannibal, Alcibiades
genres: Ancient History, Military History, History
ratings_count: 19
places: Ancient Rome, Ionian Islands, Ancient Greece, Salamis, Greece, Roman Empire
publisher: Naval Institute Press