The quinquereme provided the workhorse of the Roman and Carthaginian fleets throughout their conflicts, although "fours" and "threes" are also mentioned. Indeed, so ubiquitous was the type …

2014年9月18日 · Both the Romans and the Carthaginians had settled upon the quinquereme, or “five,” as their standard warship. It presented, for its day, a good combination of speed, power, …

Larger than triremes, quinqueremes boasted five rows of oars, enhancing their power and capacity. These ships could carry more troops and supplies, often acting as floating bases …

The meaning of QUINQUEREME is an ancient galley propelled by five banks of oars.

2020年12月23日 · An individual ship (trireme or quinquereme) was commanded by a trierarchos, who presided over a crew that included a proreta in charge of the oarsmen, a gubernator …

2022年2月3日 · For almost three hundred years, the trireme was the standard warship of the Mediterranean powers. It was used most famously in the Battle of Salamis, during which the …

2024年4月1日 · The quinquereme was the dominant oared galley in the Punic Wars. Dionysius of Syracuse is credited with inventing it. Five referred to the five oarsmen that rowed a bank of oars.

2024年9月27日 · quinquereme (plural quinqueremes) ( history ) An ancient Carthaginian or Greek galley having three banks of oars, rowed by five oarsmen: two to an oar in each of the upper …

Quinquereme (Greek πεντήρης, Latin quinqueremis), was a warship rowed by oarsmen arranged in groups of five, perhaps with three banks of oars, one above the other, the top two each …

Quinquereme noun. a galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme. Etymology: [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinqurme]