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Key terms: Socii navales liburnian bireme trireme quinquereme Praefectus Classis Sub-praefectus Cornicularius Navarch Trierarch Sailors – velarii or nautae Rowers – remiges Marines/artillerymen – milites classiarii. Warships engaging (fresco from Pompeii, 1 st century CE).
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Key terms: Socii navales liburnian bireme trireme quinquereme Praefectus Classis Sub-praefectus Cornicularius Navarch Trierarch Sailors – velarii or nautae Rowers – remiges Marines/artillerymen – milites classiarii
Corvus in action (under ideal circumstances: note the flat sea)
Diekplus - Needs an advantage in speed and skill
Periplus - Back up drawing opposing fleet in
Kyklos • Smaller fleet against larger • To deal with lack of space
Changes under empire (Augustus and later) • Lack of sea-faring enemy army • Continuation of piracy • Need to protect trade routes and grain shipments • Rise of imperial freedmen (slaves?) as officers • Rescue operations (Pompeii) • Other employment of marines (Colosseum)
Imperial fleet locations marked by circles: main fleet centres are Ravenna and MIsenum)
Major grain and timber routes in the empire and the placement of the fleets