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Zauberlehrling<p>Also - it was only used in early Roman vessels - by the end of the first <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PunicWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunicWar</span></a> it was being replaced by the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/harpax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harpax</span></a> - harpoon/winch system.</p>
Zauberlehrling<p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Polybius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polybius</span></a> describes this device(the Corvus) as a bridge 1.2&nbsp;m (4&nbsp;ft) wide and 10.9&nbsp;m (36&nbsp;ft) long, with a small parapet on both sides. There was a heavy spike shaped like a bird's beak on the underside of the device, which was designed to pierce and anchor into an enemy ship's deck</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NavalWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavalWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryHistory</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PunicWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunicWar</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Corvus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corvus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(</span><span class="invisible">boarding_device)</span></a></p>
Zauberlehrling<p>Really enjoying this audiobook. Perkins is a great narrator and I always like Goldsworthy's writing. </p><p>The Fall of Carthage: The Punic Wars 265-146BC</p><p>I did not realize how important the development of the corvus was to overcoming Carthagenian naval superiority</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryHistory</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PunicWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunicWar</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Audiobook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audiobook</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/The-Fall-of-Carthage-audiobook/dp/B07KQFTLB8/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amazon.com/The-Fall-of-Carthag</span><span class="invisible">e-audiobook/dp/B07KQFTLB8/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=</span></a></p>
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