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May 3rd, 2011, 08:54 PM
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#1 | | Scholar
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 682 | Roman Ship Emerges Near Ancient Port
I think this is a great moment in history. This is just another evidence that Earth still holds yet-to-be-discovered precious treasures and lost items and belongings. Quote:
A 2,000-year-old Roman ship in the middle of a plain near the ancient port of Rome has been unearthed by Italian archaeologists.
The wooden vessel was found at a depth of 13 feet (4 meters) during repair work on a bridge that links the modern town of Ostia with Fiumicino, where Rome's main airport is located.
Measuring 36 feet (11 meters) in length, the ship is the largest ever excavated near the ruins of Ostia Antica, a port city near the mouth of the Tiber River that rivals the riches of Pompeii.
|  Roman Ship Emerges Near Ancient Port : Discovery News | | | 
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May 4th, 2011, 12:13 AM
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#2 | | Persicus Maximus
Joined: Sep 2010 From: Bahrain Posts: 9,959 | Oh, interesting , an old ship! 
I'm wondering why he's suspended ?  | | | |
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May 4th, 2011, 12:43 AM
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#3 | | Historian
Joined: Apr 2010 From: Slovakia Posts: 8,758 |
Is it military ship or merchant one? Or is it not clear yet? (there is no reference in the article).
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May 4th, 2011, 12:49 AM
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#4 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 From: Bedfordshire,England. Posts: 5,553 |
Ooh now this looks interesting,and the hull looks in very good condition .
I will be looking forward to more developments on this lucky find !!
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May 4th, 2011, 01:29 AM
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#5 | | Grand Master of the Praxeum
Joined: Oct 2008 From: The Bright Center of the Universe Posts: 4,290 |
Where's Salah? I'd expect him to be all over this one like a bad STI.  | | | |
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May 4th, 2011, 09:07 AM
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#6 | | With the Ball People
Joined: Feb 2011 From: Amelia, Virginia, USA Posts: 2,614 |
Given it's size and location, I would think it's a small cargo ship used for transporting goods from Ostia up the Tiber to Rome.
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May 5th, 2011, 06:08 PM
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#7 | | Historian
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,070 |
Another ship to the database of mediterranean shipwrecks. About 1,400 ships have been found in the mediterranean dated from 1500 BCE to 1500 CE.
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May 5th, 2011, 07:16 PM
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#8 | | Epicurean
Joined: Mar 2009 From: Texas Posts: 23,930 |
I enjoy reading of old, frail finds like this. Fascinating.
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May 6th, 2011, 08:49 PM
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#9 | | Citizen
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 40 |
Interesting find!
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May 7th, 2011, 10:35 AM
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#10 | | Scholar
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 615 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Guaporense  Another ship to the database of mediterranean shipwrecks. About 1,400 ships have been found in the mediterranean dated from 1500 BCE to 1500 CE. | wow -- 1 per every other year ??
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