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    159 months ago

    Wait… They had a movable pool that they rode the ships into and then horses dragged to the other waterway? That sounds awesome

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      99 months ago

      Better even. They made the movable pool quite long. So while the horses dragged the pool the ships could still sail in it. That way the horses didn’t need to drag the pool the whole way!

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        109 months ago

        I dont think so. Not in this case at least. They gave up digging in the hard rock and instead made a limestone road to drive them on dry surface.

        This is the Corinth canal but before it was made the paved road for transporting ships was called Diolkos