Did you know? The Nemi Ships were elaborate floating palaces built by Caligula in the 1st Century AD

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Did you know? The Nemi Ships were elaborate floating palaces built by Caligula in the 1st Century AD.



Nothing before on this scale in maritime shipbuilding had been constructed by the Romans, enigmatic and confounding was their discovery, that their purpose to this day is still a subject of speculation. From the size of the ships, it was long held that they were pleasure barges, though, as the lake was sacred, no ship could sail on it under Roman law (Pliny the Younger, Litterae VIII-20) implying a religious exemption.

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2016/12/did-you-know-the-nemi-ships-were-massive-elaborate-floating-palaces-built-by-caligula-in-the-1st-century-ad/113593