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2. Ships of ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Roman ships are named in different ways, often in compound expressions with the word Latin: navis, lit. 'ship'.These are found in many ancient Roman texts, and named in different ways, such as by the appearance of the ship: for example, navis tecta (covered ship); or by its function, for example: navis mercatoria (commerce ship), or navis praedatoria (plunder ship).

3. Trireme - Wikipedia

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   The Athenian trireme had two great cables of about 47 mm in diameter and twice the ship's length called hypozomata (undergirding), and carried two spares. They were possibly rigged fore and aft from end to end along the middle line of the hull just under the main beams and tensioned to 13.5 tonnes force.

4. List of films set in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Roman Scandals: 1933 Eddie Cantor's dream sequence. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: 1966 Film version of the Musical Play – inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (251-183 B.C.), specifically Pseudolus, Miles Gloriosus and Mostellaria: The Arena: 1974

5. Roman navy - Wikipedia

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   Larger ships replaced triremes during the 5th century BCE. These larger ships utilized the corvus to board and attack enemy ships. There were 40 marines and a 100 legionaries on Roman ships. These soldiers, called classiarii, used overwhelming force to win battles. Many ships would be painted blue for camouflage purposes. [143] [144] [145] [146]

6. List of obelisks in Rome - Wikipedia

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   There are eight ancient Egyptian and five ancient Roman obelisks in Rome, together with a number of more modern obelisks; there was also until 2005 an ancient Ethiopian obelisk in Rome. The Romans used special heavy cargo carriers called obelisk ships to transport the monuments down the Nile [ clarification needed ] to Alexandria and from there ...

7. Wreck of ancient Roman cargo ship found off the coast ... - AOL

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   The wreck of an ancient Roman cargo ship from more than 2,000 years ago has been found off the coast near Rome, the arts squad of Italy's Carabinieri police said on Friday. The ship was located ...

8. Corvus (boarding device) - Wikipedia

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   By applying the 12 ft (3.7 m) side along the prow mast, the 24 ft (7.3 m) side could be lowered onto an enemy ship by means of the pulley. [ 3 ] The German scholar K.F. Haltaus hypothesized that the corvus was a 36 ft (11 m) long bridge with the near end braced against the mast via a small oblong notch in the near end that extended 12 ft (3.7 m ...

9. Large Roman shipwreck lay hidden in the Red Sea for ... - AOL

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   Researchers recently discovered a large Roman shipwreck settled on the seafloor along the Egyptian coast. ... Its distinct oval shape was spotted under about 195 feet of water in the ancient Red ...