All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons.When we think of ancient ships today, we tend to think of small things, ones that might be dwarfed by some millionaire's yacht. They weren't the best, but they got the job done for the technology involved. Surely they couldn't hold more than a few dozen people for any length.
However, this gives us a better feel of how large this ship was. This was a very large ship; in order to hold hundreds, it must have been a couple hundred feet long. Even accounting for the cramped conditions that would have happened on board, even worse for prisoners, it was primarily a cargo ship, so likely even bigger. This gives a better perspective on the strength of the storm to make them lose most control, as well.
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