三列槳座戰船
三列槳座戰船(希臘語:),古代地中海文明,尤其是腓尼基人、古希臘人和羅馬人所用的戰船。戰船每邊有三排槳,一個人控制一枝槳。早期的三列槳座戰船源自:五十桨战船──一種古老的戰艦,每邊有一排槳,每排有25枝槳;和雙層槳座戰船──有二排槳的戰艦。在公元前七至四世紀,快速和敏捷的三列槳座戰船,佔地中海的軍艦的主導地位,直至被較龐大的quadriremes和quinquiremes取代為止。在波斯戰爭中,三列槳座戰船發揮了至關重要的作用:建立了雅典的海上帝國;在伯羅奔尼撒戰爭,導致她的衰敗。之後羅馬共和國決定打造海軍也以這種船為主。



希臘的三列槳座戰船。

Depiction of the position and angle of the rowers in a trireme. The form of the parexeiresia, projecting from the deck, is clearly visible.
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