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The Athlit ram, a bronze warship ram from a 2nd-century BCE galley, was found in 1980 off the coast of Israel at Athlit. It was probably meant to fit on the prow of a medium-sized oared warship. This ram is the only known surviving example of this ancient naval weapon.
The ram is currently on display in the National Maritime Museum, Haifa, Israel.
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(images courtesy of William M. Murray) |
Showing how the Athlit ram would have been fitted to the hull of a warship |
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This was a crucial first step in our understanding of the size and shape of ancient Roman rams and in our process toward determining the size and shape of the rams that once projected from the monument at Actium, Greece. We could use the Athlit ram model as a starting point, and then warp its surface carefully and proportionately until the new shape fit a specific socket in the wall at the Actium monument.
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Page Created: October 5, 2004
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Page Author: The Institute for the Visualization
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Based on detailed drawings of the ram, we were able to
create an accurate and precise 3D computer model of it and then export
it to VRML for real-time study.