Bronze Ship's Ram Recovered Near Sicily

Archaeology Magazine ^ | August 26, 2024 | editors / unattributed

[Albion Wilde]

Vy a duck, vy not a chicken?

If I vere out of ducks, I also vould adwertise chicken.

[null and void]

Adder ~ A rostrum or beak.The Romans quickly adopted its use to claim Mediterranean supremacy.

katana ~ The Carthaginians built their ships like putting together an IKEA kit. Once the Romans captured and dismantled one, found all the assembly code numbers written on them, they copied the pattern and built a matching fleet of their own.

So wait, what?

Romans stole Carthage's intellectual property, made their own copies and took over the world?

Sorta like China is doing to us and the west now?

History does repeat...

[Adder]

Romans stole Carthage’s intellectual property, made their own copies and took over the world?

Exactly. Prior to that time Rome had virtually no navy and didn’t grasp how to build warships. They managed to capture a vessel and copied it...and became better sailors than their enemies.

Et tu, Mao?