Hellenistic-era warships
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hellenistic-era-warships-173-1655375
title:
Hellenistic-era warships
text:
From the 4th century BC on, new types of oared warships appeared in the Mediterranean Sea, superseding the trireme and transforming naval warfare. Ships became increasingly large and heavy, including some of the largest wooden ships hitherto constructed. These developments were spearheaded in the Hellenistic Near East, but also to a large extent shared by the naval powers of the Western Mediterranean, specifically Carthage and the Roman Republic. While the wealthy successor kingdoms in the East
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Oared warships
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenistic-era_warships
date created:
2004-05-16T11:48:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:44:13Z
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