Noun:

டிரைரிம்,

trireme's Usage Examples:

The Athenians had despatched 40 triremes under Eurymedon and Procles to Sicily with orders to call first at Corcyra to prevent an expected Spartan attack.

After vigorous exercise in all kinds of manly sports, to the admiration of the populace, they are carried off by a sudden breeze in eleven triremes to Thiel on the Waal in Gelderland.

"Besides the triremes, or vessels with three banks of oars, we hear of quadriremes and quinqueremes with four and five banks of oars - larger and taller and more massive ships than had yet been used in Greek sea warfare.

Under the Persians a federal bond was formed comprising Sidon, Tyre and Aradus, whose duty it was to contribute 300 triremes to the Persian fleet (Herod.

The maritime expansion of Corinth at this time is proved by the foundation of colonies at Syracuse and Corcyra, and the equipment of a fleet of triremes (the newly invented Greek men-of-war) to quell a revolt of the latter city.

The galley-slips around Zea were roofed by a row of gables supported by stone columns, each gable sheltering two triremes.

oarsmanthe trireme warships of classical times professional oarsmen were employed to power the naval vessels of the world.

1302) Hyperbolus asked for moo triremes for Carthage.

Many Friends will know that the second edition of The Athenian trireme was published in July.

trireme warships of classical times professional oarsmen were employed to power the naval vessels of the world.

In the Persian War Paros sided with the Persians and sent a trireme to Marathon to support them.

Synonyms:

galley,

Antonyms:

None