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Tigris Boatmen
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(03-10-2019, 08:38 PM)Nathan Ross Wrote: .................There's also the Milites Muscularii at Marseilles, who seem to be named after a sort of rowing boat (musculus)... altogether not very effective as military vessels, one would think... Or might they have been doing something else?

'Ferrymen' at one of the largest Roman ports?

An important need as ships got larger - right up to the 20th Century.
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Tigris Boatmen - by Damian Roe - 03-08-2019, 07:44 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Robert Vermaat - 03-10-2019, 04:45 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Nathan Ross - 03-10-2019, 08:38 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Mark Hygate - 03-11-2019, 08:56 AM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Nathan Ross - 03-11-2019, 01:29 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Timus - 03-12-2019, 09:12 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Nathan Ross - 03-12-2019, 10:04 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Mark Hygate - 03-12-2019, 05:30 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Longovicium - 03-13-2019, 07:02 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Ernie - 01-06-2021, 03:34 AM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by Flavius Inismeus - 01-13-2021, 01:14 PM
RE: Tigris Boatmen - by robmort - 01-27-2024, 09:47 PM

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