Strangely, the divers have found that the hollowed-out insides are often filled with small objects such as coins. This, he says, is the work of octopuses, who have turned the rostrums into temporary dens. They have a magpie-like tendency to pick up treasure – and fill their homes with trinkets. "They are inveterate collectors," he says. "They'll take anything they can get their hands – or tentacles – on."
''I do not know everything; still many things I understand.'' Goethe
Observations by me and others of our tribe ... mostly me and my better half--youngsters have their own blogs
Sunday, May 01, 2022
Rams
Many of the metal ends (rostrums) on the end of Roman and Carthaginian rams survived, and a previously unlocated naval battle is now known. One end of the rostrum was a hollow socket to fit on the end of the wooden prow. The front of it was split into several shovel-like spikes for poking holes into other ships, with gaps between to help snag the enemy's oars if you wound up skimming alongside instead of hitting squarely.
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