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In peace-time the fleet was normally laid up in dock, and rowers would have to be
collected and trained before it could be put into commission. Even the
mobilization of adequate land-forces would take time, for mercenaries had to be
hired ...
In peace-time the fleet was normally laid up in dock, and rowers would have to be
collected and trained before it could be put into commission. Even the
mobilization of adequate land-forces would take time, for mercenaries had to be
hired ...
Pagina 49
Fleet after fleet was lost at sea through inefficient navigation. First a squadron of
350 ships, dispatched to the relief of Regulus, was caught in a storm off Sicily and
all but eighty foundered. In 253 a second squadron, while returning from a raid ...
Fleet after fleet was lost at sea through inefficient navigation. First a squadron of
350 ships, dispatched to the relief of Regulus, was caught in a storm off Sicily and
all but eighty foundered. In 253 a second squadron, while returning from a raid ...
Pagina 52
Her improvised fleet had won the command of the seas; and in the aftermath of
the war the same spirit of enterprise which had carried the Republic into it drove
her on to embrace fresh opportunities of overseas adventure. In 239, when the ...
Her improvised fleet had won the command of the seas; and in the aftermath of
the war the same spirit of enterprise which had carried the Republic into it drove
her on to embrace fresh opportunities of overseas adventure. In 239, when the ...
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THE ROMAN REPUBLIC | 2 |
CHAPTER PAGE I LAND AND PEOPLE I | 3 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
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