Roman merchant ships called Corbita, "bread basket", were made of wood, with lead sheeting and wool felt. The Roman used nails in construction. They often had a deck house in the stern which often had a tile roof. Rope was used for rigging and also lashing the main mast spar into a single unit.
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A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.A Roman ship was called a navis, a small ship was a navigium and a little ship like a boat was a navicula. They also used adjectives to describe the various types of craft; a warship was a navis longa, a merchant ship was a navis oneraria, and an important flagship was a navis praetoria. Now the ships, especially the warships, were also connoted by the number of banks of oars they had, such as a bireme, trireme. etc.
It helped each roman get what they want and need and socialize with one and other.
Roman society was divided into the patricians (the aristocracy), the equites (equestrians) who were bankers, money lenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining, and the plebeians (the commoners). there were also slaves and freedmen
It made the merchant class wealthy enough to support the arts
Feudalism existed in Europe between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries. It declined with the rise of the merchant class.