#ancient transport

[thesilicontribesman]

Reconstruction of a Bronze Age Ferriby Boat, Hull and East Riding Museum, Hull, Yorkshire

[bishy437]

inuyasha-esque AU where moshang travel back & forth between worlds bc im stupid like that 🥴

[ltwilliammowett]

The remains of the Mainz Wreck 5 a Roman troop transportation ship (navis lusoria)

After the establishment of the military castrum (fort) of Mogontiacum (modern Mainz) in 13–12 BC, ships of the Classis Germanica (the Roman fleet in Germania Superior and Germania Inferior) became stationed at its harbor.

Mogontiacum soon became the capital of the Roman province of Germania Superior and an important naval base of the Roman fleet on the river Rhine. In November 1981, as workmen dug the foundation of an extension of the Hilton Hotel in Mainz, the remains of at least 10 military wooden ships dating from the last days of the Roman Empire were discovered still in situ on their gravel beds.

These survived more than 1,500 years only because they were buried under 7 metres of clay and sand, which kept them away from the destructive effects of oxidation. The ships, all made of German oak, were waterlogged but otherwise fairly well preserved. Wreck nr. 5 dates in the 4th century AD and was originally 18 m long, only the front 9 m long section from the bows to just aft the mast-frame was able to be recovered.

[krafterwrites]

I think it's pretty interesting how Sonic's version of Cyberspace is different from everyone else's. While everyone else seemed to go through what was more or less a personalized nightmare, Sonic just had locations from his memories, and there was an exit right there for him. My theory is that because of just how much Sonic represses his emotions and fears, even Cyberspace can't get a grip on them to torture him with, so all that it can use is his memories. Because of that, it's easy for him to escape, since it's just a location instead of something he's actively experiencing like what Amy described her time in Cyberspace as

[zahroreadsthings]

Journeying northwest...

You turn left. You would be more likely to secure an apprenticeship with the witch of the northwest, and you've always heard people back home say the coast is lovely this time of year. At the thought of home you feel a pang in your chest and look over your shoulder. But the choice has already been made.

With nothing else left to do, you begin to walk. The road is bumpy and uneven, but your boots are sturdy. You realise the troll guarding the bridge you turned away from must be keeping the bridge and surrounding areas well maintained. But there are no trolls here.

When the sun begins to dip lower in the sky you sit on a rock by the road and make a meal of your fries. You dimly recall the words of Viggo Mortensen: As soon as it gets cold, it turns to lard and flubble. You sigh, but there's nothing you can do about the fries now.

A wagon of people rolls to a stop next to you. The driver leans towards you and calls, 'Hey, wanderer! Want a ride?'

[captorcorp]

thinking about magolor and the lor again <- normal about kirby characters

[forestlion]

our family cat was screaming the loudest of all the animals at the vet 😩😩 poor little meow meow how to explain that it's for her own good

[quotesfrommyreading]

It’s difficult to estimate with any precision the volume of trade flowing between Rome and Gaul. But the number of shipwrecks found off the Gaulish coast surges after 150 BC, peaking at about 100 BC. This suggests an exponential rise in the volume of trade over that half century.

For the most part, the vessels’ cargos were dominated by wine. The Madrague de Giens wreck was carrying around 7,000 amphorae when it sank off Hyères (south-eastern France) in about 50 BC. The quantity of amphorae discovered on the wreck suggests that the annual export of wine to the Gauls had reached about 100,000 hectolitres a year by the first century BC – a volume that would have generated about 40 million amphorae over the century. It is hardly surprising, then, that the Roman stereotype of a Gallic man was of a drunkard slurping wine through his long, drooping moustache.

The wine was transported along two major trade routes. One started at Narbo (modern-day Narbonne, founded in 118 BC), snaked along the river Aude and then overland to Tolosa (Toulouse) on the Garonne. The other travelled up the Rhône to Cabillonum (Chalon-sur-Saône) in the territory of the Aedui.

From these major transhipment centres, the wine was then taken into Gaulish territory to the principal settlements within easy reach of the frontier – places such as Bibracte, Jœuvres, Essalois and Montmerlhe. Roman traders may well have been resident in these native centres to oversee the exchanges. There were certainly Italian merchants in Cabillonum as late as 52 BC. These men were charged with ensuring a steady flow of slaves to markets in a bid to meet the Roman estates’ demand for a staggering 15,000 Gaulish slaves every year.

  —  The Celts: were they friends or foes of the Romans?

[channnel]

Has someone ever made a greek myth Isekai story? Like the reader or character for some reason got Isekaid and instead of using their knowledge to become a god or to become a hero, they would just freak out and tried to avoid every other characters there, while the gods just watches and wonder who the fuck gave birth to that.

[thesilicontribesman]

Ancient Logboat Fragments from Kirk Loch, Locharbriggs and Inch, Dumfries Museum, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

The oldest fragment is carbon dated to 4000 years old whilst the rest are 2000 years old.

[dentist-brainsurgeon]

I like how Pokemon Bank and Home will accept very much hacked Pokemon(a shiny reshiram from Unova and a traded shiny Jirachi[you cannot trade event mythicals without their event ribbon, the ribbons flag is removed via hacking so they can be tradable]) but god forbid you try to move up event Pokemon that were officially given moves they cannot learn any other way

[natsumebookss]

tfw you're the main characters of your game and you get to go on a cool time travel quest and everything seems perfect until you realize all the other factions got to go abroad while time travelling

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

imagine how dire my situation is that for a whole twenty minutes i really pondered about working as a tour guide in a random town in murcia

[ancientorigins]

Natural England is embarking on a quest to uncover the hidden ancient pathways known as holloways, tucked away in the English countryside. These paths, also known as sunken lanes, have a rich historical and cultural value that is waiting to be discovered.

[dooodle-ducky]

everybody overlooking how fucking hilarious it was when Mr transport was describing his "drink/meds/fuel" to red guy sounding all mysterious and mystical when he's literally just describing gasoline

[mouthpoisons]

do you think forever was just making up the electric castle as it went along. like hahahaa ohhh you have all survived! :) the *checks notes* rainbow bridge <3 now its time for uhhhh.. the garden of emotions :D or whatever <3 do something cool