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Newly-found naval ram in Phanagoria. Courtesy Volnoe Delo Oleg Deripaska Foundation

Newly-found naval ram in Phanagoria. Courtesy Volnoe Delo Oleg Deripaska Foundation

1 posted on 07/27/2014 1:40:10 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

Ancient stuff is cool. In another millenium they’ll be digging up sex toys and wondering what the heck people were thinking.


3 posted on 07/27/2014 1:46:19 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: SunkenCiv

I read a partially fictionalized account of the “poison king” in which he kept trying to defeat the Roman Empire. With each attempt, he learned a little more about Roman tactics and eventually came to duplicate them himself. He became Rome’s most feared adversary until his rule was usurped and he tried to commit suicide but failed due to his immunity to poison.


5 posted on 07/27/2014 2:08:12 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
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To: SunkenCiv

The naval battle scene in Ben-Hur comes to mind. Ramming speed!


6 posted on 07/27/2014 2:10:20 PM PDT by dainbramaged (Get out of my country now)
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To: SunkenCiv
A previous find. One which stirs the imagination.


17 posted on 07/27/2014 3:02:00 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: SunkenCiv
A view of the site.


18 posted on 07/27/2014 3:03:15 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: SunkenCiv

P.S. I just wanted to say Thanks.

I enjoy these ancient history threads very much.


23 posted on 07/27/2014 3:11:28 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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