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Mariner's Mirror | 1983

THE ATHLIT RAM

J. Richard Steffy; Patrice Pomey; Lucien Basch; Honor Frost

In November, 1980, the eastern shallows of the Mediterranean near the village of Athlit, Israel, yielded a remarkable artifact of ancient military history: the bronze ram and connecting bow timbers of an oared warship. It was the first ram ever discovered and thus provided the first evidence for the warships hitherto known only through literary and iconographic references. Recent archaeological studies have provided much information on merchant ships of antiquity, but the discovery of the Athlit ram now provides detailed evidence for the very different construction of warships. Experts on ancient naval construction and tactics, bronze casting methods and metallurgy, and classical symbols useful in determining the date and provenience of the ram have thoroughly studied every aspect of the ram and its timbers. Their research and conclusions are reported here in full. Conclusions indicate that ancient shipwrights and armaments experts came up with an effective, if expensive, design for the ships hull and ram. The strong hull of the ship was the actual weapon used against other ships; the half-ton bronze ram served as the warhead. A heavy ramming timber and side timbers gave the ship the necessary momentum for ramming. The blunt end of the three-finned ram would splinter and split an adversarys hull timbers and seams without bending, breaking off, or becoming stuck in the other hull. Fully illustrated with detailed drawings, photographs, and radiographic images for a unique view of the ram, this volume is an invaluable record for anyone interested in classical art or military history and for those who specialize in the technology of ancient maritime construction and modern methods of investigation.


Mariner's Mirror | 2004

THE GREEK SEWN SHIPBUILDING TRADITION AND THE MA'AGAN MIKHAEL SHIP: A COMPARISON WITH MEDITERRANEAN PARALLELS FROM THE SIXTH TO THE FOURTH CENTURIES BC

Yaacov Kahanov; Patrice Pomey

This is an attempt to place the construction methods used in the Ma‘agan Mikhael ship in the context of the development of shipbuilding techniques. It also suggests some clues to the evolution of a Greek shipbuilding tradition during this period. Development stages in construction based on Mediterranean parallels are proposed. The suggested conclusions are the results of analysis and comparison of shipwreck characteristics, such as hull shape, framing design and the use of sewing.


The Nautilus | 1978

Le tonnage maximum des navires de commerce romains

Patrice Pomey; André Tchernia


Comptes Rendus Des Seances De L Academie Des Inscriptions & Belles-lettres | 1995

Les épaves grecques et romaines de la place Jules-Verne à Marseille

Patrice Pomey


Gallia | 1973

Recherches archéologiques sous-marines

Bernard Liou; Patrice Pomey


Archive | 2005

L'archéologie navale

Patrice Pomey; Eric Rieth


Comptes Rendus Des Seances De L Academie Des Inscriptions & Belles-lettres | 1982

Le navire romain de la Madrague de Giens

Patrice Pomey


International Journal of Nautical Archaeology | 2006

The Kelenderis Ship: A Lateen Sail

Patrice Pomey


Techniques et économie antiques et médiévales : le temps de l'innovation : colloque international (C.N.R.S.) Aix-en-Provence, 21-23 mai 1996, 1997, ISBN 2-87772-147-7, págs. 195-203 | 1997

Un exemple d'évolution des techniques de construction navale antique: De l'assemblage par ligatures à l'assemblage par tenons et mortaises

Patrice Pomey


Archive | 1985

Mediterranean sewn boats in antiquity

Patrice Pomey

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Giulia Boetto

Aix-Marseille University

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