A fleet sent by this navy on a punitive expedition was annihilated by fireship attacks at the Battle of Cap Bon.
A fleet sent by this navy on a punitive expedition was annihilated by fireship attacks at the Battle of Cap Bon. One city held out against this navy for two years by using ingenious weapons such as a "heat ray" composed of polished oblong mirrors to focus the rays of the sun and a claw that lifted ships out of the water. This navy utilized a plank with a spike on its end called a corvus to allow its soldiers to board enemy ships. This navy was often harassed by pirates from Illyria and Cilicia, and underwent a massive expansion after the outbreak of the First Punic War. For 10 points, name this navy which successfully fought Carthage, an ancient Mediterranean power.
A fleet sent by this navy on a punitive expedition was annihilated by fireship attacks at the Battle of Cap Bon.
Roman navy [or the navy of Rome; accept navy of the Roman Republic; accept navy of the Roman Empire; accept navy of the Western Roman Empire; accept navy of the Eastern Roman Empire]