Was not much practised by the Romans. The principal objects of their water-carriage were the supply of corn, still termed annona, and the tribute and spoils of conquered countries.
·noun Sexual intercourse. II. Commerce ·vi To carry on trade; to <<Traffic>>. III. Commerce ·vi To...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
From the time that men began to live in cities, trade, in some shape, must have been carried on to s...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
·add. ·- A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to capture or destroy merchant vessel...