04-11-2001, 06:12 PM
Salve!<br>
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Let's put it this way. We know for certain that river fleets existed on the Lower Rhine and Danube, both were quite possibly supported in the area around the river estuaries by, respectively, the North-Sea fleet and the Black-Sea fleet. On the upper reaches of Rhine and Danube, it seems that some of the legions guarding these areas had their own shipping available.<br>
However, there is, I think, hardly any or no evidence that these fleets actually patrolled the rivers. So yes, specialised troops were there, but if they went up and down the rivers in their liburnae (=small and fast bireme) remains to be seen.<br>
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Greets,<br>
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Jasper<br>
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Let's put it this way. We know for certain that river fleets existed on the Lower Rhine and Danube, both were quite possibly supported in the area around the river estuaries by, respectively, the North-Sea fleet and the Black-Sea fleet. On the upper reaches of Rhine and Danube, it seems that some of the legions guarding these areas had their own shipping available.<br>
However, there is, I think, hardly any or no evidence that these fleets actually patrolled the rivers. So yes, specialised troops were there, but if they went up and down the rivers in their liburnae (=small and fast bireme) remains to be seen.<br>
<br>
Greets,<br>
<br>
Jasper<br>
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