02-03-2009, 08:03 PM
Were their any ancient theoreticians in the ancient world which wrote on the naval warfare?
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02-04-2009, 08:48 PM
I don't think anything like that has survived, which is surprising given how many texts we have about land warfare. It could be that after new types of warships were developed in the late 1st millennium CE, older texts on naval warfare were outdated and so not copied any more.
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02-06-2009, 12:49 PM
Yes, there were. The first century BC author Varro wrote about Naval warfare for instance, and some of his work survives in Vegetius work, though it's hard to figure out what exactly. (which includes 1/2 book on naval warfare). There's also a 5th century short treatise on naval warfare, which, as far as I know, has only been translated in French. It's in Reddé's Mare Nostrum.
02-06-2009, 02:15 PM
Quote:Were their any ancient theoreticians in the ancient world Well, it's safe to say that if there were, that's when they lived, right? :wink: :roll:
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