τριήρης
τριήρης
-ους, ἡ [τρεῖς, cp. ἐρέττω, row ], trireme, man-of-war, a long narrow galley with three banks of oars, and fitted with a ram on or just below the water line. The crew of a a reme numbered about 200 men; of these 150 were oarsmen, who probably rowed in three shifts of 50 men each. The exact arrangement of the rowers is not certain. See Figs. 19, 20, pp. 69, 71. Cp. ναῦς.
Headword (normalized):
τριήρης
Headword (normalized/stripped):
τριηρης
Intro Text:
τριήρης
-ους, ἡ [τρεῖς, cp. ἐρέττω, row ], trireme, man-of-war, a long narrow galley with three banks of oars, and fitted with a ram on or just below the water line. The crew of a a reme numbered about 200 men; of these 150 were oarsmen, who probably rowed in three shifts of 50 men each. The exact arrangement of the rowers is not certain. See Figs. 19, 20, pp. 69, 71. Cp. ναῦς.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:anabasis-mather-2392
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