Ancient Greek and Roman warships were equipped with bronze ... replica warships to assess how effective the rams were during naval battles. “This research can help us understand the evolution ...

To man the ships, the participants—known as naumachiarii ... It is believed the last mock naval battle of the Roman era was held in A.D. 248 to celebrate the millennium of Rome’s founding.

According to historical records, the naval battle occurred on March 10 ... battle with a fleet that partly consisted of captured Roman ships. "Of the 19 securely known rams from this area ...

It was a big bite because fifty Carthaginian ships had just disembarked ... Adherbal did not lose any. Roman casualties numbered around twenty thousand, between dead and prisoners, which meant ...

For centuries, scientists have been debating whether ancient inventor Archimedes really did light those Roman ships on fire. They tried it on "MythBusters." (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "MYTHBUSTERS ...

KOSTOLAC, Serbia, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Serbia are painstakingly brushing sand and soil off the ancient woodwork of a Roman ship discovered by miners in a vast opencast coal quarry.