Rams on a ship found near Sicily, used in the Ponic Wars
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Ancient Greek and Roman warships were equipped with bronze rams to crush and sink enemy ships. And a team of archaeologists just recreated it. They plan to test weapons on replica warships to assess how effective the Rams were in Navy Battles.
“This study will help us understand the evolution of major warships, from the fleet of Alexander the Great’s successors to the vessels that secured control of the Roman navy,” he says. Stephen Dekasien At Daryan Institute of Technology in China…
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