The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boats to be moved overland

Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by Cyph0n on Sunday July 31, 2016 @10:48AM (#12197172)

Reminds me of a maneuver performed by Mehmed the Conqueror during the Siege of Constantinople:

"On 22 April, Mehmed transported his lighter warships overland, around the Genoese colony of Galata, and into the Golden Horn's northern shore; eighty galleys were transported from the Bosphorus after paving a route, little over one mile, with wood. Thus the Byzantines stretched their troops over a longer portion of the walls." [1]

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmed_the_Conqueror

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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by tmoertel on Sunday July 31, 2016 @01:30PM (#12197862)

As this fascinating WW2 training film for US Combat Engineers demonstrates, improvised roads are still important for modern military operations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-FDY8uMlsI

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Re:The Diolkos: an ancient Greek paved trackway enabling boa... by csours on Sunday July 31, 2016 @11:37PM (#12200064)

I've travelled on a corduroy road in Alaska. Where the gravel was thin, the road was very rough. Slow going if you want to keep your truck together.

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