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Quinquereme

quinquereme

Standard heavy warship of the Hellenistic and Roman navies, with five files of oarsmen.

Reading notes

The History of Rome, Book 31 §9 Quinqueremes
The quinquereme, the standard heavy warship of the age, rowed at five files of oars; one given to each envoy.
The History of Rome, Book 37 §5 quinqueremes
A warship rowed by oarsmen banked in fives, the heavy ship of the line of the period.
The History of Rome, Book 42 §30 the old quinqueremes
A large ancient warship, the standard heavy galley of the period, rowed by banks of oarsmen in groups of five.

Mentioned in 17 works (45 mentions)

The History of Rome, Book 21 hist · 3 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 22 hist · 1 mention

§37 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 24 hist · 3 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 25 hist · 1 mention

§31 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 26 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 27 hist · 2 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 28 hist · 6 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 29 hist · 1 mention

§11 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 30 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 31 hist · 1 mention

§9 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 32 hist · 3 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 35 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 36 hist · 1 mention

§33 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 37 hist · 5 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 41 hist · 1 mention

§13 quinquereme

The History of Rome, Book 42 hist · 4 mentions

The History of Rome, Book 44 hist · 1 mention

§31 quinquereme