Since Romans had a strong army the thought was they must be getting soldiers on other people's ships and this was a theory. I recall seeing historians reviewing each other's work and there being sniping between those in the pro- & anti- corvus faction, but can't remember the full details now. 2/2

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We're going back 20 years since I wrote it, & that was looking at sources going back up to about 50 years before that. IIRC some historians thought the corvus was an invention to explain why the Romans suddenly got good at sailing when they'd previously been known as nautical dunces. 1/2

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@totalusrankium.bsky.social The Post Credits for the first Pirate Semi (hehehe) might be my favorite you folks have ever done. But what do I know, I use Podbean to listen to you....

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@totalusrankium.bsky.social nice to hear the Roman corvus (plank with a nail in it) mentioned. I did a literature review about that 20ish years ago for my degree. There was some discussion about whether it existed.

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I went to the blue mosque and the basilica cistern and looked at the scaffolding on the Hagia Sofia. No sign of the donkeys. I assume they're taking a break while the scaffolding holds it up. (That will only make sense to @totalusrankium.bsky.social listeners.) Then I ordered lahmahcun in Turkish,

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