The ancient world is home to some of the most sophisticated and advanced ships the world has ever seen. The designs and construction of these monsters of the oceans appear impossible, but still, these ships sailed the seven seas thousands of years ago! The deadly triremes that helped create the golden age of Athens; the forty, an ancient ship that was the size of a modern day aircraft carrier; the Viking longboat which made the raiders so successful and the infamous pleasure boats of emperor Caligula. These cruisers were centuries ahead of their time, but which of these Top 10 ancient ships was the most advanced?

Think you know the ancient world? Think again. To this day, there are still mysteries surrounding the ancients that have us questioning what we know about these incredible civilizations. Secrets that demonstrate incredible technology comparable to our own: an ancient computer, models that demonstrate flight, stones weighing hundreds of tons seamlessly transported. All incredible enigmas, but which of these Top 10 ancient mysteries tells us the most about the ancient world we think we know?