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To: fella

Because of the standardized technique used some believe that the Nemi ships were actually standard grain ships minus their anti-ship worm lead armor with purpose built superstructures plopped on the deck.


26 posted on 12/26/2019 6:14:26 PM PST by gnarledmaw (Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
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To: gnarledmaw
That possible. Also from Caligula/Gaius' reign, the great ship built to transport an obelisk was a spectacle in its own right, remaining a tourist attraction at dock until it was reused by Claudius as the form for the pouring ot the concrete when C built the Portus all-season port for Rome. It's not out of the question that at least parts of that great ship have survived, buried end down, in the now-landlocked port. The internal structure, which would be interesting to examine, may very well still exist as a negative impression in the concrete.

36 posted on 12/28/2019 7:18:42 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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