Dove, C. E. (1971). The first British navy. Antiquity 45. Vol 45, pp. 15-20.
 Title The title of the publication or report |
The first British navy | ||||||||
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Issue The name of the volume or issue |
Antiquity 45 | ||||||||
Series The series the publication or report is included in |
Antiquity | ||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
45 | ||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
15 - 20 | ||||||||
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Journal | ||||||||
Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
After the murder of Carausius, Allectus' coin-issues included a new value, the quinarius, of which the Virtus type provides an apparently helpful illustration of a scouting vessel. It rides high in the water, has 5-7 oars and a side and a single sail. Such boats, economical to build and to crew, would have been ideal craft to operate from the forts of the Saxon Shore, thus enabling the expensive galleys to be kept in reserve. Possible connections with either the Pictish vessels or the lusoriae of the 4th century are considered; the evidence is tantalisingly scrappy, but the sum total suggests that the Virtus coins illustrate a Romanised version of either the native curragh or a light carvel-built boat akin to it. | ||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
1971 | ||||||||
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
05 Dec 2008 |
