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Arsenal Des Galères
The Arsenal des Galères (lit. French language, French for Galleys Arsenal) is a former military arsenal located in Marseille, France. It was built by Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Colbert in the second half of the 17th century to house and arm Louis XIV, King Louis XIV's galleys, but was only fully operational for less than a hundred years, galleys rapidly losing their role in naval warfare to ships. Until 1748, the Arsenal housed convicts sentenced to forced labor. It was located on the eastern and southern shores of the Old Port of Marseille, Old Port, and although almost nothing remains of it today, its location still marks the city's urban planning. History of the galleys In Ancient Rome, Roman times, Marseille already had an arsenal of galleys. In his war against Julius Caesar, Caesar, Pompey sent seven galleys to Marseille as reinforcements, to attack Caesar's fleet of 17 galleys, 11 of which were decked.Julius Caesar, Cesar, Julius. ''La Guerre civile'' [''The Civil War''] (i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arsenal
An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly regarded as synonyms, although subtle differences in usage exist. A sub-armory is a place of temporary storage or carrying of weapons and ammunition, such as any temporary post or patrol vehicle that is only operational in certain times of the day. Etymology The term in English entered the language in the 16th century as a loanword from , itself deriving from the term , which in turn is thought to be a corruption of , , meaning "manufacturing shop". Types A lower-class arsenal, which can furnish the materiel and equipment of a small army, may contain a laboratory, gun and carriage factories, small-arms ammunition, small-arms, harness, saddlery tent and powder factories; in addition, it must possess great storehouses. In a second-class a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
