<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Roman navy (Latin: Classis, lit . "fleet") comprised the naval forces of the Ancient Roman state . The navy was instrumental in the Roman conquest of the Mediterranean basin, but it never enjoyed the prestige of the Roman legions . Throughout their history, the Romans remained a primarily land - based people and relied partially on their more nautically inclined subjects, such as the Greeks and the Egyptians, to build their ships . Because of that, the navy was never completely embraced by the Roman state, and deemed somewhat "un-Roman". </P> <P> In Antiquity, navies and trading fleets did not have the logistical autonomy that modern ships and fleets possess . Unlike modern naval forces, the Roman navy even at its height never existed as an autonomous service but operated as an adjunct to the Roman army . </P>

Who did the romans learn the technology of shipbuilding from
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