You only have to read 4 pages of a 40-page manual to play the 'fleet game. Roman reinforcements to Sapin were usually sea-borne too. Trireme comes complete with a detailed rule folder that gets you into play quickly. One of the defining moments in the 2nd Punic War was the defeat of the Carthaginian fleet at the Ebro in 217 - this gave Rome control of the Spanish coasts and islands, including the Baelerics and Ibiza, and allowed them to raid Africa as far as Carthage. For example actions vs the Veneti during het conquest of Gaul, the Rhine and Danube flotilla's, Mark Anthony's reputaion was originally formed fighting pirates, the Greeks & Persians were of course deeply entwined by sea, while Carthage was also a naval power - how do you think roman armies got to Africa, or Carthaginian ones to Sicily or Spain if not by sea? While all the flash battles may be on land, the naval history of Rome is long and complex. The largest single loss of life in 1 day from the military took place in the 1st Punic war when a roman fleet was sunk by a storm - maybe 200,000 soldiers and sailors drowned - possibly as much as 15% of all the manpower in Italy at the time. Knight, with all due respect, where did you get that from?
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