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which were
compounds of a
number and a suffix. Thus the
English term
quinquereme derives from
Latin quīnquerēmis and has the Gr****
equivalent πεντήρης...
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crane equipped with a
grappling hook that was able to lift an
attacking quinquereme by the bow. By then
releasing the claw the ship
would fall onto the rocks...
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standard warship of the
Carthaginian navy was the
quinquereme,
meaning "five-oared". The
quinquereme was a galley, c. 45
metres (150 ft) long, c. 5 metres...
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number of files.
Polyremes comprise the
trireme (3 files), quadrireme,
quinquereme,
hexareme or ****ireme (probably a
trireme with two
rowers per oar), septireme...
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period the
standard Mediterranean warship was the
quinquereme,
meaning "five-oared". The
quinquereme was a galley, c. 45
metres (150 ft) long, c. 5 metres...
- set out to
construct a war
fleet and used a
shipwrecked Carthaginian quinquereme as a
blueprint for
their own. As
novice shipwrights, the
Romans built...
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Powerboat Pram (boat) Pram (ship) Proa Pump boat Punt Top of page Q-Ship
Quinquereme Top of page Raft
Reaction ferry Recreational trawler Reed boat Replenishment...
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contrary to Polybius's
account that all the
warships involved were
quinqueremes. However, they
believe that the many
amphorae identified confirm the...
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Catamaran Trimaran Polyremes Bireme Oared warships Trireme Quadrireme Quinquereme Hexareme Tessarakonteres Raft Reed boat
Sailing ship
Solar ship Tomol...
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after which it was
largely su****ded by the
larger quadriremes and
quinqueremes.
Triremes pla**** a
vital role in the
Persian Wars, the
creation of the...
