Imperial Roman Warships 193–565 AD by Raffaele D’Amato

Author:Raffaele D’Amato
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-01-07T16:00:00+00:00

Embarking on a navis lusoria, fourth century AD. (Reconstruction by the Museum für antike Schiffahrt in Mainz, Mainz, photo courtesy of the museum)

Other ships

The Imperial fleets were not composed exclusively of warships. Large fleets consisting only of warships were not necessary as there was not a need to fight full-scale naval wars, at least not until the danger posed by the Vandals. In the late Empire various kind of ships were used in addition to the actual warships. Zosimus records that, preparing his war against Licinius, Constantine ordered the construction of 200 triakonteres and more than 2,000 transport ships. The shape of these transport ships is clearly visible on the African mosaics and those of Piazza Armerina. The hyppagus, the ship dedicated to the transport of the horses, is particularly well represented. Camara and oraria navis were also used for troop transport.

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