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Penteconter (Greek πεντηκοντήρ) may refer to: The leader of an ancient Greek infantry pentecostus, or platoon of approximately 50 men A type of Greek galley with fifty oars...
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on penteconter:...made in the Iliad, for instance, of sea warfare. Even the pirates of the time were sea raiders seeking their booty ashore rather than in sea actions. The so-called long penteconter, mentioned by Herodotus, Users who searched on "penteconter" also viewed:
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The result of this development was the penteconter ("50-oared"), a fast galley propelled by 50 oars-men, 25 to a side, working in a single row. This was added to the open penteconter, and allowed two rows of oars. The lower row worked just as in the penteconter: The rowers were sitting towards the center of the ship,
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Definition of Penteconter in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Penteconter. Pronunciation of Penteconter. Translations of Penteconter. Penteconter synonyms, Penteconter antonyms. Information about Penteconter in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia.
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Singular penteconter “penteconter” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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penteconter ("50-oared"), a fast galley propelled by 50 oars-men, 25 to a side, working in a single row. This was a pure warship, not a merchant-man. The length of a big penteconter was probably somewhere around 38 meters, which is quite near to the maximum one can achieve with the available materials.
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Penteconter (Greek πεντηκοντήρ) may refer to:
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Definition of penteconter from Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary with Spanish and English word translations and examples. Search "penteconter" in:
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Definition of penteconter from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. penteconter can be found at Merriam-WebsterUnabridged.com. Click here to start your free trial! Click here to search for another word in the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
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