Fleets and Naval Forces of the Late Roman Mediterranean (3rd-6th Centuries)

The fleets and naval forces employed by the Roman Empire have traditionally been conceived as a ''Roman navy'' that guarded the waterways of the Mediterranean and the northern frontier. No longer facing major competition at sea, this navy is supposed to have gradually decayed over the 1st and 2nd centuries until being swept away during the barbarian invasions of the 3rd. Directly challenging the c...