10-21-2012, 09:56 PM
There were Suetonius Paulinus' "landing craft"-type boats at Mona (Anglesey) in Wales, an assault on an island from the mainland (well, actually a bigger island) in Tacitus' Annals.
http://resourcesforhistory.com/celtic_druids.htm
Might also be worth looking the career and fate of Sextus Pompey and the efforts of Octavian & Agrippa to get ashore in Sicily.
You could also take a look at this for examples:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ancient-Amphibio...067&sr=1-1
I used to own a copy, although it went in a clear-out a couple of years ago and I don't think the author was actually a classical specialist, more of a modern strategic writer. I don't remember it being so expensive, though!
Regards,
John
http://resourcesforhistory.com/celtic_druids.htm
Might also be worth looking the career and fate of Sextus Pompey and the efforts of Octavian & Agrippa to get ashore in Sicily.
You could also take a look at this for examples:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ancient-Amphibio...067&sr=1-1
I used to own a copy, although it went in a clear-out a couple of years ago and I don't think the author was actually a classical specialist, more of a modern strategic writer. I don't remember it being so expensive, though!
Regards,
John
