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Suck at sea battles? Just turn them into regular battles! (infosec.pub)
submitted 2 months ago by mech@feddit.org to c/roughromanmemes@piefed.social
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[–] mech@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reality is a little less meme-y.
The Corvus is only mentioned twice in the ancient historical records, and Rome won a lot of naval battles without it.
The main factor of Rome's success was likely their incredible drive to devote all of their resources to building a navy quickly, and a naval doctrine that encouraged quick adjustments of tactics and strategy.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ah. I see.

I feel the need to point out memey doesn't necessarily mean stupid, though. The all-spears phalanx and Roman all-shields formations were definitely kind of memey, but they dominated their era. In modern combat, cyber warfare is basically cute tricks used en mass. Aircraft carriers turn naval battles into air battles.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

Basically, it was a great tool to equalize the field while the Romans gained an understanding of naval combat. IMPROVISE, ADAPT, OVERCOME