naval warfare Flashcards
key features sof an athenian trimeme
long thin wooden ship-
35m long
low center of gravity
three sections of rowers each side, rowed by 170 men
a sail and a hypozomata
whats a hypozomata
two cables that kept tension so the boat kept stability and didnt snap
helped with speed and strength whilst ramming during the diekplous
people on board a trimeme
steermaster, piper to keep rhytm, quartermaster against rebellion of rowers, 170 rowers, some hoplites for seiges
explain the naval technqieue of boarding
youd go next to an enenmy ship and then just jump on board and fight in a loose formation, capture the ship and then take it as one of your own
explain the diekplous technique
youd quickly sail past the enemy and then QUICKLY turn 90 and ram using the bronze noose until the ship is sunk
differences between boarding and diekplous
boarding meant you could capture the boat, its less tecniqcal- diekplous requires a fast and skilled team, but is less risky and desnt reuqire hoplites
outline the strength of the athenian navy
they had iup to 200 fleets
did many naval battles and had rowers with expericnce and hence skill
hugely developed in the 480s preparing for war with the persians
how were wages and workers on the trimeme- athens
it is about 170 rowers who were lower class, they required little skill and a basic state funded pay
- as it was not complsary there was usually a shortage of rowers and so slaves would be recruited
purpose of the roman navy
keeping off pirats
transporting messages and soliders
stop barbarians
to support land campaigns
importance of the navy for romans
not huge as they had the whole mediteranian and didnt really like battles by boat.
who controlled both greek and roman ships
trierarch
who made up the roman navy
non citizens, usually easterns, same as the auxileries
what dif warships did romans have
stole a lot of ideas from dif ops including greeks- used the diekplous and ramming and had abinch of dif ships- trimeme, quadrieme up to seven lol
what occured in phase 1 of the agoge
boys were taught strictly in classes by prefects, emphasis on teamworks and fighting, no critical thinking skills taught until they develop
how were boys treated later in the agoge
they had one cloak per year so had to live off near nothing
they worked naked and barefoot to toughen all their body
they ate minimal food but were encouraged to steal however not get caught
they made their own beds out of uncomfy natural resources
how were older boys taught in the agoge
they took on an older man as a GAY lover and also mentour, was a compeititon between men for the fittest mentee
what was the kyrpteia
the strongest in the agoge became the secret police and went out to the helot area to rest and murder any helots outside at night or any who seemed infleuncial
stopped helot uprising and helped them adjust to murder
how did the sysstion promote camraderie
men of all ages ate simple foods together, showed closing of age gap and also used to non luxuries
they trained together as they didnt work
wouldv ehelped the phalanx as you woudlve cared for your peers
how did athenian training differ to spartan
whilst there is loads of equality and also care in sparta, athenians had dif classes and jobs so its unsure how much they trained
how much training did athenian boys recieve
enough to successfully perform the phalanx so a fair amount
al boys at school wouldve excersized a lot and the richer wouldve had a mental education
they had competitions like the olympics as a memory of war
how did the athenians train their navy
rowing required a few days practice but was fairly low dif, a lot of thek had long term battle experince as there were over 200 busy fleets
how would roman leigonaries keep up their fitness
theyd do huge marches with their packs and equiptment
theyd swim, horse ride and run with packs on
would practice fight against a dummy scarecrow and practice shield defend
how were roman auxileries trained
similar skills as so likely similar training as the leigonary
many of the skills came from home lands like the archers from syria and the calvarly from horse places so theyd train in that
how were athenian navy funded
- most of it came out of the public treaury
- this was payed for by the liturgy on the rich, a tax to fund something for the public
- the most wealthy would be the triearch who would fund the trimemes- theyd pay extra for the best rowers and ship, it helped them show off their wealth
other main figures in the roman navy
- trierachs lead singular boats
- praefectus was a senior man who would lead the entire fleet
- navarch would run a smaller squad of ships
