PREMIUM: Epochs #15 | Roman Naval Disasters in the First Punic War

B.B. Dade , Carl Benjamin and Michael Manning

Published 15th Aug, 2021 at 01:00 pm

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Beau and Carl chat about the earliest Roman navies, dating from the first Punic War against Carthage in Sicily. Mainly following the accounts of Polybius, Beau and Carl discuss how and when the Romans first built warships, how they were employed against mighty Carthage, and the various setbacks they suffered.

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Thumbnail: "Le crépuscule des Dieux / Twilight of the Gods" by OliBac is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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