Category: Punic Wars

2,200 year old Roman Bronze Battering Ram found off the coast of Sicily

Sep 1, 2024

—

by

Mark

in Carthage, Everything Latin, History, Punic Wars, Roman Enginnering, Roman Republic

By Jennifer Nalewicki in Live Science,published 30/08/2024 Researchers have uncovered a bronze battering ram off the coast of Sicily. The weapon would have been used during the Battle of the Aegates between Rome and Carthage. A Roman battering ram found at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea was used during an epic battle that unfolded more than 2,200…