ναῦς — Anabasis Mather

ναῦς νεώς, ἡ [cogn., Lat. navis, ship; bor., Eng. nausea], sip, including both merchantmen (ὁλκάδες), highhulled and broad of beam, and the long, low, and comparatively narrow men of war (νῆες μακραί), with a ram on or just below the water line. The prevailing type of war vessel in Xenophon’s time was the trireme (see τριήρης). Both merchantmen and men of war were steered by two oars, one on either side of the stern post. The trading ships were propelled by sails, and so were the fighting ships when not in action or in haste; but the trained crews of the vessels of war were capable of propelling them by oars at a very respectable speed, even for considerable distances. See Fig. 19, p. 69.

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