Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars: 336 BC-31 BC - John D. Grainger

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars: 336 BC-31 BC Author: John D. Grainger Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 36 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Ancient Civilizations Publisher's Summary: 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.