stackyFACTSParking massive fleets of ships in a highly organized manner was incredibly tedious until engineers decided to just build a perfectly round garage.
Parking massive fleets of ships in a highly organized manner was incredibly tedious until engineers decided to just build a perfectly round garage. The ancient city of Carthage featured an artificial, incredibly massive circular naval harbor known as a cothon. It included an entirely centralized command island, allowing fleet commanders to flawlessly deploy hundreds of warships incredibly quickly without creating a total traffic jam.
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