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Sea Eagles to empire : the Classis Britannica and the Battles for Britain / Simon Elliot ; foreword by Andrew Lambert.
- Title
- Sea Eagles to empire : the Classis Britannica and the Battles for Britain / Simon Elliot ; foreword by Andrew Lambert.
- Author
- Elliot, Simon
- Publication
- Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, 2016.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Lambert, Andrew.
- Description
- 223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- Here in the Sea Eagles of Empire Simon Elliot explores the story of the Classis Britannica, the famed naval force, through the reigns of several Roman emperors, discussing the important role it played in military campaigns all across Europe and in policing the waters of the Roman Empire in Britain.
- Subject
- Great Britain > History, Naval
- Genre/Form
- Naval history
- Naval history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-218) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Background -- The Roman navy: history, technology and crew -- The Roman military in Britain and the Classis Britannica -- The military roles of the Classis Britannica -- The civilian roles of the Classis Britannica -- The early campaigns of the Classis Britannica (AD 43 -- AD 100) -- The campaigns of the mature Classis Britannica (AD 101 -- AD 191) -- The later campaigns of the Classis Britannica (AD 192 -- AD 249) -- The end of the Classis Britannica -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 0750966025
- 9780750966023
- OCLC
- 956622698
- SCSB-12005741
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library