Roman Ships
"Roman Ships The Romans were not good sailors. But they had to build ships if they fought against countries overseas. These ships were like Greek galleys. The Romans needed thousands of merchant ships to trade with distant countries. The richest province of Rome was Egypt. A Roman merchant ship would have been about 27 metres long and 8 metres wide. There was only one deck and a single cabin at the stern . Such a ship could carry 200 passengers and about 250 tonnes of cargo. ----- CentreTravel https://centretravel.blogspot.com Disclaimer: “CentreTravel assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this page. The information contained in this site is provided on an “as is” basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness…” Disclaimer: “This post contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.” " "Bastimenti Rumani Ir-Ruma...