Mediterranean: Portrait of a SeaOverview of the historical events that took place in the Mediterranean Sea. |
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Page 378
... galleys then operating in the Mediterranean . It must be stressed that these " Great Galleys " , as they were called , were primarily merchant ships . They were quite capable of fighting if need be , but , unlike the war galleys of the ...
... galleys then operating in the Mediterranean . It must be stressed that these " Great Galleys " , as they were called , were primarily merchant ships . They were quite capable of fighting if need be , but , unlike the war galleys of the ...
Page 380
... galleys of the Italian maritime republics were more efficient than that this sea had known before . any The Venetians were the first to employ Great Galleys in any numbers , after the enormous development of their trade with the East ...
... galleys of the Italian maritime republics were more efficient than that this sea had known before . any The Venetians were the first to employ Great Galleys in any numbers , after the enormous development of their trade with the East ...
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... galleys and sailing ships from Venice , a papal squadron of thirty - six galleys , and thirty galleys from Spain . This in itself outnumbered the fleet under Barbarossa , but it was soon to be joined by a further forty - nine galleys ...
... galleys and sailing ships from Venice , a papal squadron of thirty - six galleys , and thirty galleys from Spain . This in itself outnumbered the fleet under Barbarossa , but it was soon to be joined by a further forty - nine galleys ...
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