Roman ship sketches

[Gaius Decius Aquilius]

The following was recently translated from one of the Berlin Papyri:<br>
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In Rome where I was born,<br>
lived a man who sailed to sea<br>
And he recruited us to serve<br>
on a Roman quinqueremes<br>
<br>
So we sailed into the sun<br>
Till we found the Punic fleet<br>
And we sank them beneath the waves<br>
with our Roman quinqueremes<br>
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Refrain:<br>
We all serve on a Roman quinquerems<br>
a Roman quinquerems, a Roman quinquerems<br>
We all serve on a Roman quinquerems<br>
a Roman quinquerems, a Roman quinquerems<br>
<br>
And the prisoners are all aboard<br>
Except the ones we put to the sword<br>
And the cornu begin to blow...<br>
(Omp ompedy omp omp omp omp peo)<br>
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Refrain<br>
<br>
[the rest is lost]<br>
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Gaius <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub45.ezboard.com/bromanarmytalk.showUserPublicProfile?gid=gaiusdeciusaquilius@romanarmytalk>Gaius Decius Aquilius</A> at: 4/21/04 12:43 am<br></i>