Ancient Roman Navy Soldier Surfaces

Archeobo ^ | 10-23-2005

[wildbill]

If it absolutely has to be destroyed overnight, call in the Marines.

[U S Army EOD]

If it can be sold at a profit on the black market, call your local EOD detachment.

[Antoninus]

Ravenna was the Western capital for hundreds of years and was also the capital of the Ostrogothic kingdom and of Byzantine Italy. It's got an awesome history. I didn't get to see it last time I was in Italy. Next time, it's on the itinerary for sure.

[Eagles6]

Marines!

[SunkenCiv]

There were a lot of Latin abbrev, right on into eccles Latin. :')

[Dustbunny]

Neat!!

[Question_Assumptions]

The Romans may not have followed our distinctions between Sailor, Marine, and Soldier. It's possible that the Romans equiped their naval officers with the same gear they used for their land soldiers and it's also possible that they were all simply warriors for Rome without any particular service distinction between land and sea branches.

[Tax-chick]

That's true. On the other hand, the text said that the ship was a pirate hunter, so it would make sense for it to carry a contingent of soldiers (what we would call Marines) strictly for the purpose of fighting, while the competent personnel handled the ship.

[ArrogantBustard]

Is that Pippen, or Merry?

Merry. He has to be a Brandybuck, what with being comfortable around boats and all.

[Bellflower]

The image looks so much like a child. Did they conscript men into the army when they were still children and this one died while still a child? They would certainly be well trained if they were trained from childhood.