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Infantry Warship Mural
This 1st Century AD mural from Pompeii depicts how the Roman warships were
really "floating infantry units" equipped with grapples, to capture the enemy
vessel, and boarding-parties of legionaries.
HOUSE OF VETTII, POMPEII
The History of Rome - Part One 743 - 136 B.C. © Bible History Online (http://www.bible-history.com) |