Carthaginian Ship Construction

 

1. Part of the hull of the first of two Carthaginian warships discovered near Lilybaeum, in Sicily;

2. Part of the ram of the second ship;

A. Method of joining planks together with tenons and dowels;

B. Method of nailing planks to ribs;

C. and D, Sections of keel;

E. Section of rearmost rib;

F. Section of fifth rib showing planking nailed to both rib and keel;

G. and H. Sections of the ram.

Reference:

Peter Connolly, "Greece and Rome At War," Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981.

Two views of the Prow of a Carthaginian Galley

 

--Corinthian Coin, Spain -- The prow of a galley; c. 226 B. C.

--Carthaginian Carving -- showing the front (bow) of a galley. Note the disc and crescent standard on the prow.

Reference:--

Peter Connolly, "Greece and Rome At War," Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1981

Ship Construction Diagrams

 

Top Picture -- Northern European clinker-building with overlapping planks;

Bottom Picture -- Roman Mortise and Tenon Construction.

These diagrams were made up from the archeological finds in the culture areas mentioned above.

Roman Ballista

 

Strabo's Iberia

 

Senator Marcus Minucius Audens

 

Early Rome nd Neighboring Lands