Maritime & Aviation
Trireme
A trireme was a warship propelled by banks of oars arranged on three levels. Its narrow hull, coordinated rowing and projecting ram were designed around speed and manoeuvrability in naval combat.
About this artifact
A trireme was a warship propelled by banks of oars arranged on three levels. Its narrow hull, coordinated rowing and projecting ram were designed around speed and manoeuvrability in naval combat.
Sources & image credits
Modern reconstructed illustration of Greek galleys, credited to EDSITEment and the Perseus Project; not an ancient image or a photograph of a surviving trireme.
Image: Greek_Galleys.jpg
Creator: Tungsten
License: Public domain
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