galley with three ranks of oars, used chiefly in war
ancient Greek or Roman galley or warship having three tiers of oars on each side
An ancient Phoenician, Greek or Roman war galley propelled by three tiers (banks) of oars on each side, each oar being pulled by a single man, used from the 7th to the 4th century BC. Upper level oarsmen were called thranites, middle level zygites and lower level oarsmen were called thalamites. The hull was shell-first, mortise-and- tenon construction, planked with fir, cedar or pine while the keel was made of oak.
An ancient Greek ship with three rows of oars on each side.
A Greek warship powered by oars and sails.
A Greek warship roughly 20 feet by 120 feet manned by 170 rowers and additional men who fought in hand to hand combat. Slaves were not generally the rowers as they were unreliable
Triremes (Greek ΤÏιήÏεις pl. (ΤÏιήÏης sing.)) are several different types of ancient warships. In English no differentiation is made between the Greek trieres and the Latin triremes. This can confuse, while in other languages these describe different ships.
