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Title: Corvus
Author : Bradley Workman-Davies
Release Date : January 06, 2011
Genre: Reference,Books,
Pages : * pages
Size : 557 KB

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An analysis and review of the design of the roman boarding bridge as used by Roman fleets during the First Punic War 264-241 B.C. Based on historical sources and modern research into the corvus, this study resurrects thinking on the viability of the boarding bridge and reasseses Roman tactics and successes during their first encounter with naval warfare.