The Nemi ships were two ships, of different
sizes, built under the reign of the Roman emperor Caligula in
the 1st century AD on Lake Nemi.
Although the purpose of the ships is speculated upon, the larger ship was an
elaborate floating palace, which contained quantities of marble, mosaic floors,
heating and plumbing, and amenities such as baths. Both ships featured
technology thought to have been developed historically later. It has been
stated that the emperor was influenced by the lavish lifestyles of the Hellenistic rulers of Syracuse and Ptolemaic Egypt. Recovered from the lake bed in 1929, the ships were
destroyed by fire in 1944 during World War II.
Prima nave[edit]
The first ship recovered was 70 m (230 ft)
long, with a beam (width) of 20 m (66 ft).
The hull was divided into three "active" or
main sections. The general shape of the hull appears wider at the stern and narrower at the bow; in fact, the main section is not amidships but is
displaced towards the stern. The superstructures appear to have been made of
two main blocks of two buildings each, connected by stairs and corridors, built
on raised parts of the deck at either end. This distribution gives the ship a
discontinuous look and has no similarity to any other ancient construction.[1]
Seconda nave[edit]
The second ship recovered was the larger at 73 m
(240 ft) in length and with a beam of 24 m (79 ft).
The superstructure appears to have been made with a main section amidships, a heavy building at the stern and a smaller one at the prow. Although nothing remains of the stern and prow buildings their existence is indicated by the shorter spacing of the decks supporting cross beams and distribution of ballast.[1] The arrangement of the seconda nave superstructures is comparable to that of the shrines depicted on an Isian lamp held by the Museum of Ostia. If not coincidental, this is further evidence of worship of Isis rather than Diana.[1]
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