Rome Versus Carthage: The War at Sea.

Rome Versus Carthage: The War at Sea.

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Author / Creator:Steinby, Christa.
Imprint:2014.
[Place of publication not identified] : Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Punic wars.
Naval history, Ancient.
Naval history, Ancient.
Punic wars.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12015849
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ISBN:9781473842403
1473842409
9781473842410
1473842417
9781844159192
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Summary:The epic struggle between Carthage and Rome, two of the superpowers of the ancient world, is most famous for land battles in Italy, on the Iberian peninsula and in North Africa. But warfare at sea, which played a vital role in the First and Second Punic Wars, rarely receives the attention it deserves. And it is the monumental clashes of the Carthaginian and Roman fleets in the Mediterranean that are the focus of Christa Steinby's absorbing study. She exploits new evidence, including the latest archaeological discoveries, and she looks afresh at the ancient sources and quotes extensively from t.
Other form:Print version: Steinby, Christa. Rome Versus Carthage : The War at Sea. Havertown : Pen and Sword, ©2014 9781844159192

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