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bireme is an ancient oared warship (galley ) with two decks of oar s, probably invented by the Phoenicia ns. Description: The name
biremeKaynak: Biremebiērēs, or
bireme Even though the Phoenicians were among the most important naval civilizations in early Antiquity , little detailed
Kaynak: GalleyThe early trireme was a development of the penteconter , an ancient warship with a single row of 25 oars on each side, and of the
biremeKaynak: TriremeThe Phoenicians used the galley , a man-powered sailing vessel, and are credited with the invention of the
bireme They were famed in
Kaynak: PhoeniciaThere is a general agreement that the trireme , the primary warship of classical antiquity , evolved from the penteconter via the
biremeKaynak: Penteconter (ship)It had one bench with 25 oars on each side, while in the late Roman Republic , it was equipped with two banks of oars (a
bireme ),
Kaynak: Liburnathese extended directly from the hull In the later
bireme dromons of the 9th and 10th centuries, the two oar banks (elasiai) were divided
Kaynak: Byzantine navyReferences :
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Kaynak: Joseph O. Prewitt Díazthese extended directly from the hull In the later two-banked ("
bireme ") dromons of the 9th and 10th centuries, the two oar banks
Kaynak: DromonLater, in the time of the Roman Republic, it became a smaller version of a trireme , but with two banks of oars (a
bireme ), faster,
Kaynak: Liburniansthat the quadrireme was derived from a
bireme (warship with two rows of oars) by placing two oarsmen on each oar, the quinquereme by
Kaynak: Hellenistic-era warships