![]() ![]() In his book “On Floating Bodies”, written around 250 BCE, he described some of the principles of the hydrostatics he had discovered. The ship was given a name – Syracusia – and represented what could be called “the first liner of antiquity.” ArchimedesĪrchimedes of Syracuse was an ancient scientist and inventor who lived between 287 – 212 BCE. What was more, that vessel was meant to leave the secure coastal lanes and to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The material used for the construction of that giant boat equated to the material for 60 regular ships. In Sicily, under the ruling of the king Hiero II of Syracuse (270 – 215 BCE), a ship with stunning dimensions was built. Nevertheless, there are sources confirming that there were exceptions, and the first of them took place as far back as the 3rd century BCE. The term comes from the French verbcaboter meaning “traveling by the coast.” People of antiquity (Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans) usually sailed following the coast line and did not take the risk of going too far out on the high seas. A New ApproachĪncient seafaring is usually perceived as a cabotage maritime navigation. She was fabled as being one of the largest ships ever built in antiquity and as having a sumptuous decor of exotic woods and marble along with towers, statues, a gymnasium, a library, and even a temple. The Syracusia was an ancient sailing vessel designed by Archimedes in the 3rd century BCE. Now she writes a blog about ancient history. She was university lecturer in Latin and ancient Greek for five years. Stella has a master degree in classics and PhD in ancient history, specifically ancient Greece and Roman Empire. This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. Written by Stella Nenova, published on 29 November 2015 under the following license: Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike. ![]()
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