Construction of Trireme Changes Naval Warfare
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Ships, Naval History, Engineering, Engineers
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: c. 550
Article abstract: The construction of the trireme changed naval warfare, making possible the sophisticated ramming tactics that dominated Mediterranean naval warfare during the fifth and fourth centuries b.c.e.
Summary of Event
Although warships with rams appeared early in the Mediterranean region, sophisticated ramming tactics had to await the evolution of specialized warships designed specifically for optimum use of the ram. As early as the eighth century b.c.e., Greek vase paintings depict warships with rams and a single file of rowers on each side....
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