Tag: Carthage
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‘Extraordinary’ Roman helmet from ancient sea battle found in Mediterranean
Helmet was likely lost during battle of Aegades of 241 BC, researchers say Published on Tuesday 09 September 2025 in The Independent Written by Vishwam Sankaran Marine archaeologists have uncovered a rare Roman-era helmet from the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea that was lost during an ancient naval battle in 241 BC. The military helmet, in an “extraordinary state of…
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2,200 year old Roman Bronze Battering Ram found off the coast of Sicily
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…
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Hannibal Barca: Enemy of Rome
Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps exhibited 1812 Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851. Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856 The Roman Republic, and subsequently Empire, dominated almost all of the known world from 753 BC to 1453 AD. Throughout that period Rome’s power was always present and…
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