Leontophoros was a famous ship built in Heraclea for Lysimachos; it was one of the largest wooden ships ever built. There exists a textual fragment by Memnon, the historian of Heraclea, describing the ship:There was one eight (octareme), which was called Leontophoros, remarkable for its size and beauty.
Leontophoros was a famous ship built in Heraclea for Lysimachos; it was one of the largest wooden ships ever built. There exists a textual fragment by Memnon, the historian of Heraclea, describing the ship:There was one eight (octareme), which was called Leontophoros, remarkable for its size and beauty.
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