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The "double-banking" theory is supported by the fact that the 4th-century quinqueremes were housed in the same ship sheds as the triremes, and must therefore have had similar width (c. 16 feet (4.9 m)), which fits with the idea of an evolutionary progression from the one type to the other. [13]
The use of lightwoods meant that the ship could be carried ashore by as few as 140 men. [21] Beaching the ships at night, however, would leave the troops vulnerable to surprise attacks. While well-maintained triremes would last up to 25 years, during the Peloponnesian War, Athens had to build nearly 20 triremes a year to maintain their fleet of ...
Biremes were typically about 80 feet (24 m) long with a maximum beam width of around 10 feet (3 m). [citation needed] These ships were frequently used by the Romans, as during the second of Caesar's invasions of Britain. The bireme eventually evolved into the trireme. A unit commandant (who was given a tent on the open deck) directed a group of ...
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The vessel would need oars of some 70 feet (21.34 m) in length for the topmost tier, unlikely to be feasible in that era. Since the number of oars and oarsmen is stated to be 4000, they would have been hard to manage. The size of the complement is fantastical too, 2850 combatant and 4000 rowers, a total of 6850 men.
The galley was a long, narrow, highly maneuverable ship powered by oarsmen, sometimes stacked in multiple levels such as biremes or triremes, and many of which also had sails. Initial efforts of the Romans to construct a war fleet were based on copies of Carthaginian warships.
Alexander’s Macedonian army had spears called sarissas that were 18 feet long, far longer than the 6–9 foot Greek dory. The secondary weapon of a hoplite was the xiphos , a short sword used when the soldier's spear was broken or lost while fighting.
Persian triremes differed from those of the Greek, and used Phoenician design. The third level of rowers in Greek vessels was accommodated by adding a outrigger, but the Persians added to the height of the compartment instead. [4] They reportedly were 110 feet (34 m) to 120 feet (37 m) long and had a beam of 15 feet (4.6 m). [4]