03-26-2001, 10:42 AM
Salvete,<br>
<br>
Here are some questions regarding the navy, a blind spot in my knowledge about the Roman armed forces. The first ones concern the structure of the naval centurionate.<br>
<br>
* To what extent did the fleet officers resemble or differ from the ranking structure familiar from the legions?<br>
<br>
* Given the different types of ship and the size of their crews was there a varying rank structure in the naval centurionate?<br>
<br>
* Did the fact that a ship's crew could be significantly larger than the average army <i> centuria</i> influence the relative ranking of naval <i> centuriones</i> compared to their army counterparts?<br>
<br>
* Sailors and marines were from time to time transferred individually or en bloc to the army to serve in both auxiliary and legionary units. Were army and naval centurions regularly transferred or were their career paths in general separate?<br>
<br>
The second group concerns the nature of the navy's personel.<br>
<br>
* Modern works regularly mention both sailors and marines, but to what extent are the present day connotations of these terms deceptive? Were naval troops trained both as oarsmen and combat soldiers, doubling as both sailors and marines as the situation required, or were there separate career paths?<br>
<br>
Any information will be gladly received.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Here are some questions regarding the navy, a blind spot in my knowledge about the Roman armed forces. The first ones concern the structure of the naval centurionate.<br>
<br>
* To what extent did the fleet officers resemble or differ from the ranking structure familiar from the legions?<br>
<br>
* Given the different types of ship and the size of their crews was there a varying rank structure in the naval centurionate?<br>
<br>
* Did the fact that a ship's crew could be significantly larger than the average army <i> centuria</i> influence the relative ranking of naval <i> centuriones</i> compared to their army counterparts?<br>
<br>
* Sailors and marines were from time to time transferred individually or en bloc to the army to serve in both auxiliary and legionary units. Were army and naval centurions regularly transferred or were their career paths in general separate?<br>
<br>
The second group concerns the nature of the navy's personel.<br>
<br>
* Modern works regularly mention both sailors and marines, but to what extent are the present day connotations of these terms deceptive? Were naval troops trained both as oarsmen and combat soldiers, doubling as both sailors and marines as the situation required, or were there separate career paths?<br>
<br>
Any information will be gladly received.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
<br>
Sander van Dorst <p></p><i></i>
