The Navy in Rome's Rise to Empire

264-146 BC

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Peter Grant

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That Rome created an Empire even when it was a Republic is not disputed. However, most scholars tend to emphasize the role played by the Legions of Rome in that achievement and ignore the Navy. This book argues that but for the existence of a Navy in the armed forces of Rome she would have remained merely a hegemon of Italy whose influence and dominion would not have traversed the seas. The Roman navy from its inception was a military machine instituted to challenge Carthage, create an empire and rule the world. Using Mahan's elements of sea power and arguing from the premise that Rome was not a quietist nor a pacifist state, but an imperialistic and militaristic state with an expansionist agenda, the book looks at how Rome, during 264-146 BC, employed her navy to rise to empire by pacifying the major powers of the Mediterranean world. The fresh perspectives in the book should make it an interesting read for University students and Lecturers, as well as the general reader who is interested in military history and the Classical world.

Release date Australia

October 13th, 2010

Author

Peter Grant

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

236

Dimensions

152x229x14

ISBN-13

9783843354592

Product ID

26982848

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