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Ancient Ships

Post by Anatol » Fri Mar 09, 2018 6:28 pm

The testimonies of ancient authors, largely illustrated nowadays by archaeological finds and scientific reconstructions, enthrallingly describe the "affairs of bygone days" in the history of the culture of mankind. A clear example of this is the development of shipbuilding and navigation, the construction of ports and lighthouses. In ancient times people settled along the banks of rivers, lakes and seas. The water was convenient by way of communication and trade, and man mastered this path first on boats and then on ships. Great masters-shipbuilders and skillful navigators of antiquity were considered Phoenicians. In the technology of shipbuilding, they adopted much from the Cretans, who, according to the researchers of antiquity, were the first to apply keel and frames, which increased the strength of the hull. It is believed that, thanks in part to these technical improvements, Crete was the first sea power in the Mediterranean. Gradually other nations - the Etruscans, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans begin to challenge the Phoenicians dominant position in shipbuilding. The desire to increase speed, maneuverability, the impact force of a ram against an enemy ship led to the appearance of ships with two, three, four and five tiers of oars. For several centuries Rome had no rivals at sea. Hundreds of oarsmen with muscular power set in motion biremes, triremes (the Greeks called these ships of the trireme), quintiles and penthers. History knows the ships of the Ancient World and with a large number of tiers of oars. The invention of the sail greatly improved the maneuverability of the ships and allowed covering long distances. However, the first sailing armament initially consisted of a straight rake sail, which could only be used with a favorable wind. The longship was a type of ship that was developed over a period of centuries and perfected by its most famous user, the Vikings, in approximately the 9th century. The ships were clinker-built, utilizing overlapping wooden strakes. On the sheetlet of Gabon depict ancient battle sailing-oared ships:
600f -VIKING LONGSHIP- see more details: : viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10360.
880f-TRIERA GRECA- see more details: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14874.
1150f- QUINQUEREME-see more details: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=16210
1500f-TRIREME- see more details: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12113.

Gabonaise 2017;600f;880f;1150f;1500f;Ms.
Source:http://travel-in-time.org/istoriya-izob ... drevnosti/. http://litresp.ru/chitat/ru/%D0%90/aver ... orablya--1
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Re: Ancient Ships

Post by Anatol » Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:42 pm

300f-ANCIENT EGYPTIAN'S SHIP OF THE XV BC, see more: viewtopic.php? f = 2 & t = 14305. 500f-PHOENICIAN BIREME, see more details: viewtopic.php? F = 2 & t = 11213 & p = 11918 & hilit = phoenician # p11918. 700f-TRIERA GRECA, see more details: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=14874. 900f-TRIREME ROMAN, see more: viewtopic.php? F = 2 & t = 12113.
Ivory Coast 2018;300f;500f;700;900f.Ms
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