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construct a
fleet of 100
quinqueremes and 20 triremes.
According to Polybius, the
Romans seized a
shipwrecked Carthaginian quinquereme and used it as a blueprint...
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least 55
Quinqueremes for
immediate raids on Italy. The
Carthaginian navy
struck the
first blow of the war when a
fleet of 20
quinqueremes,
loaded with...
- The
generally accepted theory regarding the
arrangement of
oarsmen in
quinqueremes is that
there would be sets – or
files – of
three oars, one
above the...
- the
liburna differed from that of the
battle triremes,
quadriremes and
quinqueremes. It was 109 ft (33 m) long and 5 m (16 ft) wide with a 1 m (3 ft 3 in)...
- 214 BC, when the
Roman Republic attacked Syracuse with a
fleet of 60
quinqueremes under Marcus Claudius Marcellus. When the
Roman fleet approached the...
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along with 60
quinqueremes. The
Punic navy had a
fleet of 50
quinqueremes and 5
triremes stationed in Spain, however, only 32
Quinqueremes were
manned at...
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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
Tomol Propulsion...
- set out to
construct a
fleet of 100
quinqueremes and 20 triremes. They used a
shipwrecked Carthaginian quinquereme as a
blueprint for
their own. As novice...
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Roman legions, 14,000
allied infantry, 1,600
allied cavalry and
given 60
quinqueremes. He
sailed with his army from Pisa with the
intention of confronting...
