Gladiator II features a naval battle held in the Colosseum. These brutal spectacles really happened
The largest recorded naumachia came some years later. This reenactment of battle between the “Rhodians” and “Sicilians” was ...
The Only Woman Who Went Down with the Titanic and Survived
Did you know there was a woman who went down with the Titanic and lived to tell the tale? Her name was Violet Jessop, and she was a stewardess on the ship. When the Titanic hit the iceberg, she helped ...
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Wreck of World War II Ship Known as the ‘Dancing Mouse’ Discovered at the Bottom of the Indian Ocean
The USS "Edsall," a 314-foot-long destroyer, fought off Japanese forces for more than an hour before sinking beneath the ...
How SS United States, bigger than Titanic, will become world's largest artificial reef
It can't be saved, but it won't be scrapped. This ocean liner will get new life as an undersea attraction for divers and tourists.
Passenger almost gets taken out by screen on cruise ship tilted near-45 degrees
Terrified cruise passengers sent 'goodbye messages' fearing they would 'die like on the Titanic' as footage shows a freak storm tip the ship '45 degrees' and trash the shopping deck.