Le Génie maritime romain. beaux arts Si certains ont disparu

Si certains ont disparu

decorated jar supports from the Byzantine period unearthed during the excavations of the sector of the temple of Ptah in the enclosure of the temple of Amun of Karnak (cf

excavated by the Ifao in 1922

For a quarter of a century

Le Génie maritime romain. beaux arts Si certains ont disparuIt has long been claimed that the Romans lacked sea legs! However, as soon as they began to dominate the Mediterranean basin, they created and developed numerous ports. For these developments, they relied on the astonishing know how of marine engineers and architects to create breakwaters, jetties, quays, warehouses, lighthouses, shipyards, boat slips, etc. These enormous projects, most often carried out in a hostile marine environment, resulted in