dalmatae

Updated: May 27, 2025

Even after the recall of the squadrons that had come from the east they still possessed a very considerable fleet of their own, while Caesar was as yet virtually without vessels of war; and their connection with the Dalmatae who had risen in their own interest against Caesar, and their control over the most important seas and seaports, presented the most advantageous prospects for a naval war, especially on a small scale.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

Even after the recall of the squadrons that had come from the east they still possessed a very considerable fleet of their own, while Caesar was as yet virtually without vessels of war; and their connection with the Dalmatae who had risen in their own interest against Caesar, and their control over the most important seas and seaports, presented the most advantageous prospects for a naval war, especially on a small scale.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy