They were boats. used by the Athenian navy.
It was a Greek Design that the Romans closely followed with their ship building efforts.
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A big scary boat with battering rams on the front to sink it's enemies. As I say, very scary! Hope this helps! ;)
The earliest Greek warship was known as a Pentecounter, with fifty oarsmen. Then came the Bireme with 100 oarsmen. Lastly, the Trireme with 170 oarsmen.
No one knows for sure but it was probably made in ancient Greece
Theere are 132 oars on a trireme
Their origin is unknown, but they were common in Greece by the 8th Century BCE.
The trireme derives its name from its three rows of oars on each side, manned with one man per oar
The ancient trireme was a type of warship with three rows of oars used by the Greeks in naval battles.
The captain of a trireme was known as a trierarch. This individual was responsible for overseeing the crew, navigation, and overall operation of the trireme during naval battles.
The Trireme was a warship powered by three tiers of oars with a ramming projection in the bow.
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