Название: Ancient Greek Warship: 500–322 BC
Автор: Nic Fields, Peter Bull
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Серия: Osprey New Vanguard 132
ISBN: 978 1846030741
Год издания: 2007
Язык: English
Cтраниц: 52
Формат: PDF
Размер: 30,1 MB
Formidable and sophisticated, triremes were the deadliest battleships of the ancient world and at the height of their success the Athenians were the dominant exponents of their devastating power. Primarily galleys designed to fight under oar power, their main weapon was a bronze-plated ram situated at the prow. This book offers a complete analysis of the most potent battleship of its time; the weapon by which Athens achieved, maintained and ultimately lost its power and prosperity.