Caligula's Giant Ship
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Caligula's "Giant Ship",also known as the "Round Ship", was avery large barge,the ruins of which were found during the construction ofRome'sLeonardo da Vinci International AirportinFiumicino,Italy, in the 1950s.[1]This was previously aRomanport a few kilometres north ofOstiaat the mouth of theTiber River.The ship was dated toc. 37 ADusingdendrochronologicaldating methods.
This Roman barge had a length of about 312 feet (95.10 m) and a beam of about 69 feet (21.03 m). It was probably able to carry 1,300 tons of cargo.[1]
According toPliny,this or a similar ship was used to transport theobeliskinSt. Peter's SquarefromEgypton the orders ofEmperorCaligula.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^abAllaby, Michael; Richard, Garratt (2010).Exploration: New Lands, New Worlds.Infobase Publishing.
- ^The World's Largest Ship, And a Tale of Two PortsArchived2015-05-19 at theWayback Machine,Alan Lucas, AFLOAT, October 2006.
External links
[edit]- The Museum of the Roman Ships: The Port of Claudius,Giulia Boetto, translated by Claire Calcagno, Museum of the Roman Ships, Ministry of the Cultural Activities and Heritage Archaeological Superintendency of Ostia
- Wrecks & shipfinds of the Mediterranean 2. Antiquity after 480 BC,Per Åkesson, rev aug '05, Wrecks & shipfinds Worldwide, Nordic Underwater Archaeology.
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