bireme

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On his first trip, the ship was a ratty old bireme captained by Agostino Contarini, one of the most notorious profiteers on the Jaffa run.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is proved equally by the painting of an Athenian bireme of 500 b.c. shown in Fig.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.

On the other side is a painting of a complete bireme, which, on account of its antiquity and the peculiarities of its structure is of extraordinary interest.

From Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships by Holmes, George C. V.

Thus in the bireme the zygite, as he sat on his bench, had behind him and below him his thalamite whose head was about 18 inches behind the zygite thwart and a little above it.

From Boating by Woodgate, W. B.

As he had taken possession of the German boat, they were pursuing on the captured bireme other Roman ships that were flying to Arbor.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix