Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

Topic

Ancient Galleys

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    3:05:04The wreck that could settle ancient galley designQ&A
  2. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    11:37Q&A: Were ancient naval manpower totals inflated?Q&A
  3. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    31:17Why quinqueremes became the Punic Wars' core warshipChapter
  4. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    37:49When quinquereme becomes a general word for warshipNotable Point
  5. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    45:52Q&A: Did Caesar use quinqueremes to invade Britain?Q&A
  6. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    47:00Soldiers protect a galley while its ram withdrawsNotable Point
  7. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:02:58Q&A: Where would an ancient galley aim its ram?Q&A
  8. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:13:50Q&A: How tightly could a quinquereme turn?Q&A
  9. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    1:53:17Later battle art imports the wrong ships into EcnomusNotable Point
  10. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:13:18Q&A: What if Rome had gunpowder at Ecnomus?Q&A
  11. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:29:29Q&A: How could the fleets find each other?Q&A
  12. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:35:21Q&A: What were Roman sails made from?Q&A
  13. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:40:07Q&A: How large did Roman war galleys become?Q&A
  14. Largest Naval Battle Ever Fought? The Battle of Cape Ecnomus (256BC)
    2:45:20Q&A: What did more oarsmen give a warship?Q&A
  15. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    6:36Cape Ecnomus as a benchmark for ancient fleet scaleNotable Point
  16. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    10:49Ben-Hur and the problem of enslaved fighting crewsQ&A
  17. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    13:36Did armour make drowning more likely?Q&A
  18. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    31:37Were galley oarsmen slaves or elite crew?Q&A
  19. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    39:36When were enslaved galley rowers plausible?Q&A
  20. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    42:26Were ancient wars less intense than modern wars?Q&A
  21. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    43:22Why trained oarsmen decided a galley's valueChapter
  22. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    48:22The enormous crews of Hellenistic giant galleysNotable Point
  23. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    52:29Why did galley fighting depend on oars?Q&A
  24. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    53:20How were five quinquereme rowers grouped?Q&A
  25. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    54:17Did galley crews live aboard?Q&A
  26. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    54:59Where did Rome obtain galley materials?Q&A
  27. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    56:07Bronze rams as an ancient naval superweaponNotable Point
  28. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    1:09:53Using paired warships to carry a siege towerNotable Point
  29. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    1:23:00What Carthage's ship sheds reveal about fleet careNotable Point
  30. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    1:25:43Were ballistae and scorpions carried at sea?Q&A
  31. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    2:26:05Nemi ships versus Ptolemaic giant galleysQ&A
  32. Battle of the Aegates (241BC)
    2:34:18How large was Ptolemy IV's 'forty'?Q&A