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First Punic War, Ancient Roman Corvus
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Titre: First Punic War, Ancient Roman Corvus
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The corvus was a Roman naval boarding device used in sea battles against Carthage during the First Punic War. Polybius describes this device as a bridge 4 ft wide and 36 ft long, with a small parapet on both sides. A pole and a system of pulleys allowed the bridge to be raised and lowered. There was a heavy spike shaped like a bird's beak on the underside of the device, which was designed to pierce and anchor into an enemy ship's deck. This allowed a firm grip between the vessels and a route for the Roman legionaries to cross onto the enemy ship and capture it. Illustration from Ship & Ways of Other Days by Edward Keble Chatterton, 1913 (cropped and cleaned).
The corvus was a Roman naval boarding device used in sea battles against Carthage during the First Punic War. Polybius describes this device as a bridge 4 ft wide and 36 ft long, with a small parapet on both sides. A pole and a system of pulleys allowed the bridge to be raised and lowered. There was a heavy spike shaped like a bird's beak on the underside of the device, which was designed to pierce and anchor into an enemy ship's deck. This allowed a firm grip between the vessels and a route for the Roman legionaries to cross onto the enemy ship and capture it. Illustration from Ship & Ways of Other Days by Edward Keble Chatterton, 1913 (cropped and cleaned).
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Taille de l'image: 3557 × 4800 px | 48.8 MB
Taille d'impression: 30.1 × 40.6 cm | 1400.4 × 1889.8 in (300 dpi)
Mots clés: 3E SIECLE AV. J. -C. • 3E SIECLE AV. J.-C. • 3E SIECLE AV. JC • 3EME S AV NE • BATEAU DE GUERRE • GUERRE NAVIRES • GUERRE, NAVIRES • NAUMACHIE • NAVAL • NAVALE • QUINQUEREME
