Viggen Posted October 22, 2003 Report Share Posted October 22, 2003 Dutch archaeologists have discovered a Roman cargo ship equipped with oars, a unique find that they say explains how imperial Rome defended itself on its northern frontiers. THE BARGE, dating from around A.D. 100, was excavated in the Dutch town of Woerden, which was once the location of the Roman military settlement Castellum Laurium on the banks of the Rhine. The flat-bottomed boat was manned by at least 12 rowers. The oars would have allowed the Romans to navigate strong currents back to the German Eiffel region from where it had brought rocks to strengthen the forts along the frontier. more (including a great image) at MSNBC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanoth Posted October 23, 2003 Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 Just saw this on Yahoo. Good find, and completely relivant to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted October 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2003 Hello Kanoth, yup i liked in particular the nice image of the ship and the info that they could ship both ways on the river. More to come i hope. cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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