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A stone anchor from a Greek sailing vessel, Piraeus. (Archaeological Museum, Piraeus)

The USS Alfred of the Continental Navy raises the Grand Union Flag for the first time in December 1775, oil on canvas painting by W. Nowland Van Powell, 1776. U.S. Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

Drawing by Faucher-Gudin depicting Philistines at war. Based on a photograph by Beato. From History of Egypt Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, VI.C by G. Maspero. Published in London, 1903-1904.

Blackbeard's infamous ship the Queen Anne's Revenge wasn't originally built to be a warship, but the notorious pirate refitted the ship, adding twenty-four canons to its armament. From: THE REAL STORY: Pirates of the Caribbean http://bit.ly/WLzgq2...

The Spanish galleon (Spanish: galeón, nao, or navío) was a particularly large type of galleon used for both carrying cargo and as a warship armed with up to 60 cannons. Used from the mid-16th century until the early 19th century, Spanish...

The ship "El Galeon", a replica of a 17th century Spanish galleon, returned to Sète, France on Monday, April 15, 2019.

In today's video we are discussing a difficult topic, and we have to say it would be impossible to sum up the African slave trade in a few short minutes, and it would be disrespectful to try. We want to make it clear that is not our intention...

The literature of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782 BCE) is justly famous as some of the best the culture ever produced. Great works like The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor and The Tale of Sinuhe stand among the great literary masterpieces...

Captain Charles Vane was an English pirate active in the Caribbean and off the east coast of North America between 1716 and 1720. The pirate, who infamously refused a pardon and instead fired his cannons at the ship of Governor Woodes Rogers...

The Battle of Gazala in Libya in May-June 1942 was a decisive victory for German and Italian forces led by General Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) against British, Commonwealth, and Free French forces during the Western Desert Campaigns (Jun 1940...