History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians (1883) (14800062553)

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Title: History of Rome, and of the Roman people, from its origin to the invasion of the barbarians
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: Duruy, Victor, 1811-1894 Ripley, M. M Clarke, W. J Mahaffy, John Pentland, Sir, 1839-1919
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Publisher: Boston : C. F. Jewett
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive



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LONG SHIP WITH FIFTY OAKS, FROM A MOSAIC FOUND SEAR POZZUOLI.1 and Danube had powerful flotillas, and some vessels of light draftwere stationed on the Rhone, Saone, Seine, even on the lakes ofComo, Neufchatel, etc. The vessels of the fleet were called galleys 1 Jal, Archeol. navale, i. 25. GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION. 247 of three, four, and live banks of oars, — triremes, qitadrirernes, and (juinqueremes, according to the number of banks of oars or of the-men in each row. The crews were composed of gangs of freed-men and peregrini recruited in the districts along the sea and rivers,who obtained their discharge and Roman citizenship only after twenty-six years of service. Instead of a rudder, these galleys were directedby two large oars acting at the two sides of the stern,1 and at lIn