Hellenistic-era warships#Quinquereme

A quinquereme (Latin quinqueremis [ navis ], from quinque, five ' and remus, belt '), quinqueremes or Pentere ( Greek) is an ancient rowing warship, in which five rowers formed a unity.

On how many levels the rowers were distributed, is controversial in the research, as the figures of the ancient authors and pictorial representations in this regard are too tight. There are to date no picture and no archaeological discovery of a ship with more than three levels. Thus, it is certain that there were no belts ships with more than three levels. A belt ship with five levels above the other, like the design of grasses showed is, in fact impassable. The synchronization of the rudder planes is impossible. Probably had the most " quinqueremes " three planes as the trireme, with two straps were doubly occupied; but there are also quinqueremes with only one or two oars levels possible.

Quinqueremes were probably first developed in the 4th century BC by the Carthaginians and Dionysius I of Syracuse. In the Hellenistic monarchies yet emerged larger ship types with six, ten or more rowers per unit, but they were never used in greater numbers.

"Five rowers " (apart from individual flagships ) uses the largest warships of the Carthaginians, and were also in the Punic Wars.

The Romans built quinqueremes, first to the Carthaginian model.

The designation of such a ship as a galley should be avoided. This name is actually correct for the rowing warships from the late Middle Ages to the 18th century.