Stock Photo - The ancient Romans used the term ""naumachia"" to refer to a contest between ships that was held for the amusement of the people and that commemorated a major historical battle. In 2 B. C. , the Roman emperor Augustus hosted a sea-fight between Athenians and Persians with 30 ships. Sometimes a basin was dug for the battle; other times the arena of an amphitheater was flooded (as shown here in this copy of a design on a medal of the emperor Domitian, A. D. 81- 96).

Stock Photo: The ancient Romans used the term ""naumachia"" to refer to a contest between ships that was held for the amusement of the people and that commemorated a major.

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