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Quinquereme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A quinquereme (Latin) or penteres (Greek) is a type of ancient oar-propelled warship that was used by the Greeks of the Hellenistic period and later by the Carthaginians and Romans, from the 4th centu...
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A quinquereme is a warship propelled by oars, developed from the earlier trireme. It was used by the Greeks of the Hellenistic period and later by the Carthaginians and Romans, from the 4th century BC to the 1st century. According to Polybius, a quinquereme had a complement of 300 oarsmen, 120 marines, and 50 crew.
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The construction and requirements of a Greek trireme differed from that of a Roman quinquereme. The materials used by both ancient cultures to build their ships were different. They took advantage of this by adapting the Carthaginian navy’s design of the quinquereme, a large, broad-beamed ship,
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Definition of quinquereme in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of quinquereme. Pronunciation of quinquereme. Translations of quinquereme. quinquereme synonyms, quinquereme antonyms. Information about quinquereme in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia.
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quinquereme [Ar] A Roman or Hellenistic warship which was larger and more powerful than its predecessor, the trireme Join the WikiAnswers Q&A community. Post a question or answer questions about "quinquereme" at WikiAnswers.
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The Quinquereme was a Roman war galley first recorded in the 4th century BC. The Quinquereme was similar to the Trireme in appearance, having three rows of oars and a single mast carrying a square sail. The Roman Quinquereme carried catapults and a compliment of 300 oarsmen and 120 marines. Research Quinquereme...
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