Carthaginian_naval_ram_(2).jpg


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English: Lateral view of a bronze Carthaginian naval ram dated from or before the Battle of the Egadi Islands, First Punic War (241 B.C.). in 2010 at a depth of 80 meters. Shows damage in the form of V-shaped scratches, attributed to frontal collision(s) with Roman ships (ram against ram). A single line of Punic letters with 35 characters, offered as a supplication to the god Baal, is present.
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