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   -     where the water came from, and how it was contained, continues to puzzle archaeologists. But if they were held,  for the less impressive naval re-enactments. Deadly hand-  been the showcase of the event.


     alone the entertainment and seating areas, would have been very de- manding. Plus, there was then the issue of dealing with the dead com-      chaos involved with having so many (thousands of) men involved in a to-the-death combat with the added risk of drowning.”          


-   fancy?” Ultimately, the naumachia Augusti continued to be used for less elaborate events, and became a place for trysts, solicitations, and tête-à-têtes.


-


    the battle on rafts, protected by ramparts, and equipped with catapults - lowed the ships to manoeuvre and ram each other, truly reproducing naval combat.  


the battle, hoping to prolong their lives, the combatants cried to Clau- -


    - ened and then cajoled. Finally, convinced to continue, the men simply  the men did engage, and they battled with such intensity that the sur- vivors were pardoned and allowed to live.          


each of the three large-scale naumachiae. Following Claudius’ event,    combatants. Easier to produce, they lacked the grandeur of the origi- nal events. It is believed naumachiae occurred for several centuries in ampitheatres, but their smaller scale failed to attract the attention of historians.  -


machiae. Decades in the making, these war spectacles would have en-   undertakings, we should admire the talents and determination of the    - ers – likely with not only their reputations, but potentially with their lives at stake, too. FM


Glen Mikkelsen, CFE, is manager of the CN Centre in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada.


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