03-30-2001, 07:53 AM
Salve!<br>
I'll try to find (you do give me a lot of homework, Sander , but please continue to bug me, as it pushes me to inquire in to aspects of the navy I've often disregarded 'till now) out about any difference between practice and theory on regarding length of service. However, we must always bear in mind that there are only 60- or 70-something diploma's of naval units and, I believe, about 5 times as many for the army. So evidence is always more difficult to get.<br>
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On barrack size, we are again less well off. For instance, Roman boat-houses (trireme size!) have yet to be found, although it is by all means quite probable that they existed. Ravenna has completely disappeared under the city and there has never been a good dig in Misenum. Dover is one of the few forts that has been thoroughly researched.<br>
The fortress there is about the size for a normal cohors quingenaria, however internal evidence suggests that the garrison was slightly larger at about 640. This would be a nice number, since 10 crews for liburnes amount to about 640 people (it has been suggested that one squadron consisted of 10 ships). Perhaps I should add that there stands a very large question mark over the size of the navy as a whole and the individual squadrons!<br>
Ps.Hyginus however, includes naval personnell from the praetorian fleets in his camp as well and forces them somewhere in there, but what evidence that constitutes is doubtful.<br>
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Greets,<br>
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Jasper<br>
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I'll try to find (you do give me a lot of homework, Sander , but please continue to bug me, as it pushes me to inquire in to aspects of the navy I've often disregarded 'till now) out about any difference between practice and theory on regarding length of service. However, we must always bear in mind that there are only 60- or 70-something diploma's of naval units and, I believe, about 5 times as many for the army. So evidence is always more difficult to get.<br>
<br>
On barrack size, we are again less well off. For instance, Roman boat-houses (trireme size!) have yet to be found, although it is by all means quite probable that they existed. Ravenna has completely disappeared under the city and there has never been a good dig in Misenum. Dover is one of the few forts that has been thoroughly researched.<br>
The fortress there is about the size for a normal cohors quingenaria, however internal evidence suggests that the garrison was slightly larger at about 640. This would be a nice number, since 10 crews for liburnes amount to about 640 people (it has been suggested that one squadron consisted of 10 ships). Perhaps I should add that there stands a very large question mark over the size of the navy as a whole and the individual squadrons!<br>
Ps.Hyginus however, includes naval personnell from the praetorian fleets in his camp as well and forces them somewhere in there, but what evidence that constitutes is doubtful.<br>
<br>
Greets,<br>
<br>
Jasper<br>
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