quadrireme
Four-banked Roman vessel
A quadrireme is an ancient warship powered by oars arranged so that four rowers work each vertical section—whether on four levels or doubled up on fewer banks.
These vessels were larger and more powerful than triremes, used primarily by Mediterranean naval powers including Rome and Carthage.
The Carthaginian fleet deployed quadriremes against the Roman navy.
Striking with violent impact
- boardingEntering a vehicle
- navalOf maritime warfare
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- battleArmed military engagement
tactics · fleet · engagement · maneuver · blockade · siege · catapult · ballista
Bladed poles for boats
- tiersHorizontal arranged levels
- hullOuter covering or frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- keelHull's structural base
rigging · mast · ram · bow · stern · outrigger · rowing · banks
Phoenician colony that challenged Rome
Onboard food preparation area
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
- war galleyOar-driven military ship
ramming
Striking with violent impact
battle · tactics · fleet · engagement · maneuver · blockade · siege · catapult · ballista · grappling
oars
Bladed poles for boats
keel · rigging · mast · ram · bow · stern · outrigger · rowing · banks · timber
Carthage
Phoenician colony that challenged Rome
legion · Caesar · Augustus · Mediterranean
galley
Onboard food preparation area
- longshipSlender Norse rowing vessel
- war galleyOar-driven military ship
Athens
Greece's capital city
oarsmen
Those who paddle boats
captain · helmsman · marines · archers · deckhands · steersman · crew · boatswain · drummer · timekeeper
quadriremebireme
Two-tiered rowing vessel
trireme · small boat · rowboat · dinghy · canoe
quadriremesailing ship
Wind-propelled ocean vessel
sailboat · steamship · motorboat · aircraft carrier · submarine
quadrant, quadrilateral, quadratic, quadrate, trireme, bireme