Rome’s Floating Trap: The Corvus That Changed Naval Combat | Empire Echo

How could Rome challenge Carthage, one of the great naval powers of the ancient Mediterranean?

During the First Punic War, the Romans used an unusual boarding device called the corvus. Its long wooden gangway and iron spike could grapple an enemy ship, giving Roman fighters a way to board and fight at close quarters.

Explore the Battle of Mylae in 260 BCE through cinematic 3D CGI, historical storytelling and a closer look at ancient military engineering. The corvus did not make every naval battle easy—but it offered Rome a distinctive way to fight on the sea.

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