Roman galley
Oared Mediterranean vessel
A Roman galley was a warship powered primarily by oars, used by ancient Rome to dominate the Mediterranean.
These vessels typically featured multiple banks of rowers, a bronze ram at the bow for attacking enemy ships, and sometimes sails for long-distance travel.
The trireme, with three rows of oars, was a common type.
Roman galleys secured control of the sea lanes that fed the empire.
- triremeThree-banked ancient warship
- oarLever for watercraft
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- warshipArmed naval vessel
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- ancient shipstrireme, bireme, quadrireme, longship, Viking ship
- historic shipstrireme, longship, caravel, carrack, bireme
- Mediterranean boatstrireme, bireme, carrack, quadrireme, gondola
Roman galleysailing ship
Wind-propelled ocean vessel
square-rigger · clipper ship · schooner · caravel · dhow
Roman galleyaircraft carrier
Warship with flight deck
nuclear submarine · battleship · ironclad · destroyer · dreadnought
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