Now, explorers have recovered a piece of that final battle: the bronze battering ram of an ancient warship ... the Romans sank 50 Carthaginian ships and captured another 70 along with their ...

Long before airplanes and artillery, ancient battles were fought ... the piece attached to a ship’s bow that was used as a battering ram against enemy vessels, according to the post.

In ancient times, Greece wasn't a single country ... When the trireme struck the side of an enemy ship, the ram smashed a hole in the wooden planks. Water flooded in and the damaged ship either ...