The Egadi Island Rams: Preliminary Reconstruction Efforts Of An Ancient Warship
Author(s): Mateusz Polakowski
Year: 2015
Summary
The warships that took part in the Battle of the Egadi Islands (241 BC) were highly specialized and advanced ramming warships, yet our understanding of these vessels is limited to vague historical accounts, artistic depictions, and sparse archaeological evidence. The Egadi Islands Survey Project, a joint project of the Soprintendenza del Mare - Sicily and RPM Nautical Foundation aims to survey and excavate the battle site in order to understand the events of the Egadi Islands Battle. This study will overview current field operations conducted during the 2013-14 field seasons and will focus on developing warship reconstruction efforts made possible thanks to this new evidence. Using measurements complied from the Egadi rams, along with information on contemporary shipsheds, historical evidence, and timber qualities this research aims to provide new insight on Roman/Carthaginian warship construction.
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The Egadi Island Rams: Preliminary Reconstruction Efforts Of An Ancient Warship. Mateusz Polakowski. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 434180)
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Keywords
General
First Punic War
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Reconstruction
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warship
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
Roman Republic
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 74