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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by himinlomax on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:01AM (#38517289)
Carthage and Rome also fought what was by some measures (by number of ships or sailors) the biggest naval battle of all times, even taking WW2 into account.
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Re:Tyrian purple: Ancient pigment that was more valuable tha... by nolok on Monday December 04, 2023 @09:35AM (#38517748)
Fun fact is that they have this record "only" because the east asians seas just kept screwing with everyone doing massive fleets. The mongols, koreans, japans ...
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