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The Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great to the Battle of
Actium, was a time of great technological change and innovation in
naval design. There was a naval arms race between the Successor
States that culminated in a plethora of ship types and the largest
oared vessels ever built. Michael Pitassi gathers all the available
evidence and comparative data to reconstruct the various classes of
warship. Each is illustrated with clear diagrams and scale models,
with particular attention paid to the arrangement of oars and
rowers, the subject of much ongoing debate. He narrates the key
naval battles of the period, huge affairs involving hundreds of
ships, describing the forces engaged and the tactics employed.
Strategic factors such as the location of port facilities, the
supply of timber and maritime trade are also considered.
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