06-07-2014, 08:21 PM
Quote:The idea of a type of "landing craft" coming into the beach was needed for the landings - shallow draft that could be easily run up the beach which applies as much today as it did in 54 BC.
This idea, though, never needed to be developed in antiquity, it was present in navigation right from the start: triremes used to be pulled onto the beach evening after evening, so that the crews could spend the night on land, due to a lack of space for sleeping and lack of storage space for fresh water.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
