Underwater archaeologists discovered the amazing cultural relics of the Roman naval battle.

Archaeologists found many helmets while investigating the ruins of the Rome-Carthage Battle. Here, William Murray made a three-dimensional model of the helmet. Provided by the RPM Navigation Foundation, archaeologists explored the site of a naval battle. 2200 years ago, between Rome and Carthage, people found clues about how the war might unfold and some mysteries.

This discovery shows that Carthage reused the captured Roman warships in the battle, and Carthage sailors may have thrown the goods into the sea and tried their best to help their ships escape from the Romans.

According to historical records, this naval battle took place in March 1 BC, 2465438, near the Patriot Islands in the Mediterranean not far from Sicily. In this battle, a Carthaginian fleet tried to supply a Carthaginian army in Sicily, but it was intercepted by the Roman navy, which subsequently destroyed most of the fleet. The victory was so great that Carthage was forced to file a peace lawsuit and agree to favorable conditions for Rome. 10 epic battle that changed history

In the past 10 years, underwater archaeologists have been investigating battle sites and found the remains of bronze rams, metal helmets and pottery containers. Only in the season of 20 18, six rams, several helmets and pottery were found.

This is a Roman ram found in a battlefield survey. (Photo taken by William M Murray and provided by the RPM Navigation Foundation) Carthage fought the Roman ship "KDSP". Carthage seems to be fighting a captured Roman fleet. William Murray, a professor of Greek history at the University of South Florida, said: "Of the 19 rams known in this area, I think 1 1 was identified as a Roman ram." . In addition, many helmets found in this site are of the design type that archaeologists call "Monte Fortino". The design of the helmet was very popular with the Romans, who decorated some rams with images of the helmet. The discovery of a large number of Roman rams and Monte Fortino helmets has put archaeologists in a dilemma. Murray said, "You would expect that the Carthaginians who lost in the battle would suffer the greatest casualties." He also pointed out that you would also "expect that most of the warships rams will belong to Carthage manned warships."

This is a Roman ram with a woman with wings on it, which was found in a survey of the battlefield. The woman with wings is the Roman goddess Victoria. (The photo was taken by William M. Murray and provided by the RPM Navigation Foundation) Carthage probably used the ships they captured from the Romans in the previous naval battle, Murray said, adding that historical records show that in a naval battle, Carthage captured 93 Roman ships, which happened several years ago in the battle of Aegis Islands. What is the most meaningless battle in history? ]

Why there are so many Monte Fortino helmets is a bit mysterious. Murray said that one explanation is that the Carthaginians hired soldiers from Gaul and Iberia and used many of their crew members in the fleet. Soldiers in these areas sometimes use Monte Fortino helmets.

Will Carthaginian sailors throw their cargo overboard? They also found some kettles scattered around the wreckage of Roman ships-kettles usually used to store liquids. This is strange, because any cans stored on board should be gathered together. Murray said, "It's like they were thrown into the sea, separated from each other and sank to the bottom of the sea." . One possible explanation is that at some point in the battle, Carthaginian sailors realized that their mission would not succeed. Murray said that in order to make their ship lighter, faster and easier to escape from the Carthaginian army in Sicily, they gave up the goods. Roman fleet.

Murray said that in addition to being widely dispersed, "no ear bottle is lined with tar-like substances" to prevent the liquid from evaporating during storage. This means that when the jar arrives in Sicily, any liquid in it will partially evaporate. Therefore, even if the Carthaginian fleet arrives in Sicily, some goods will be wasted. He said that although two-ear cans can also be used to store grain, ancient descriptions of goods taken from ships show that grain is usually packed in bags.

Murray said that maybe the Carthaginians were so eager to bring supplies to their troops that they didn't have time to tidy up their ear jars. Another possibility, he said, was that the Carthaginians didn't have usable sacks and decided to transport them to Sicily with amphetamines instead of dry goods. According to Murray, scientists are conducting chemical tests to try to determine what is in the container.

654381October 3-6, Murray and other team members presented a paper at the joint annual meeting of the American Institute of Archaeology and the Classical Studies Society in San Diego, introducing their findings. The project of investigation and excavation of underwater sites is jointly carried out by Soprintendenza del Mare in Sicily and RPM Navigation Foundation, involving scientists from several other institutions. Another field season is planned for 20 19.

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