Ancient Naval Battle Site Rammed With Relics Of War Youtube On march 10 241bc a huge naval battle took place off the coast of sicily which put an end to the first punic war and set the roman republic on its militarist. Ancient naval battle site 'rammed' with relics of war. on march 10 241bc a huge naval battle took place off the coast of sicily between the romans and their archenemies the carthaginians. it put an end to the first punic war and set the roman republic on its militaristic path to becoming an empire. the battle of the egadi islands is the first.
Ancient Naval Battle Site Rammed With Relics Of War The Un Ancient naval battle site ‘rammed’ with relics of war on march 10 241bc a huge naval battle took place off the coast of sicily between the romans and their archenemies the carthaginians. it put an end to the first punic war and set the roman republic on its militaristic path to becoming an empire. The battle of the egadi islands is the first ancient naval battle site ever discovered and it is now being surveyed in minute detail. the survey team has been joined by the university of nottingham’s underwater archaeologist dr jon henderson who is using some of the latest underwater archaeology techniques to help survey and map this remarkable battle site. The battle of ecnomus in 256 bc is arguably the largest naval battle in history with 680 warships and an estimated 290,000 rowers and marines participating!!. The relic is the 27th ram from the naval battle to have been found underwater since the 2000s, along with more than 30 ancient roman helmets, two swords and several coins and amphorae, they added.
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