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trireme::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | galley |
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Intrigued by the undertaking, Greek officials offered to build an entire trireme.
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The distance a trireme could cover in a given day depended much on the weather.
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For centuries, the precise design of the trireme has posed a baffling mystery.
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Classical sources indicate that the trireme was capable of sustained speeds of ca.
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Just before the beginning of the classical period, the trireme was developed here.
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The trireme was an advanced ship, expensive to build and maintain due its large crew.
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A trireme also had an additional mast with a smaller square sail placed near the bow.
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A suggested construction was that of a huge trireme catamaran with up to 14 men per oar.
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The standard complement of a trireme was 200 men, including 14 marines.
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- Ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
- A trireme (from Latin triremis, literally "three-oarer") was a type of galley, a Hellenistic-era warship that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Greek and Phoenician warship of the fifth and fourth centuries B.C.E. It was sleek and light, powered by 170 oars arranged in three vertical tiers. Manned by skilled sailors, it was capable of short bursts of speed and complex maneuvers. (p. 132)
- An ancient Greek vessel with three rows of oarsmen stacked one deck above the other.
