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Behind the scenes

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Characters in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' say ''trireme'' with Greek pronunciation. This is slightly false, since trireme is an English word, derived from the Latin word ''trirēmis''. The Greek word for trireme is [~~https~~:~~//en.wiktionary.org/wiki/~~τριήρης τριήρης] (''triērēs'').		Characters in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' say ''trireme'' with Greek pronunciation. This is slightly false, since trireme is an English word, derived from the Latin word ''trirēmis''. The Greek word for trireme is [[wikt:τριήρης\|τριήρης]] (''triērēs'').

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	[[File:ACO Klysma Trireme.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A trireme docked near the Klysma Quarry]]		[[File:ACO Klysma Trireme.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A trireme docked near the Klysma Quarry]]
	A '''trireme''' (Latin: ''trirēmis'' "with three banks of oars"; [[Greece\|Ancient Greek]]: τριήρης ''triērēs'', literally "three-rower") was ~~an ancient~~ seafaring [[Ship\|vessel]] and a type of galley ~~that was~~ used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]], especially the {{wiki\|Phoenicia\|Phoenicians}}, ancient Greeks, and [[Rome\|Romans]].<ref name="The Athenian Trireme">Coates, John F. (2000). ''The Athenian Trireme''. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 127–230.</ref><ref>Welsh, Frank (1988). ''Building the Trireme''. London: Constable and Company Limited.</ref>		A '''trireme''' (Latin: ''trirēmis'' "with three banks of oars"; [[Greece\|Ancient Greek]]: τριήρης ''triērēs'', literally "three-rower") was a seafaring [[Ship\|vessel]] and a type of galley used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]], especially the {{wiki\|Phoenicia\|Phoenicians}}, ancient Greeks, and [[Rome\|Romans]].<ref name="The Athenian Trireme">Coates, John F. (2000). ''The Athenian Trireme''. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 127–230.</ref><ref>Welsh, Frank (1988). ''Building the Trireme''. London: Constable and Company Limited.</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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History

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	In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd"/>		In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd"/>

	After the 4th century BCE, triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{~~wiki~~\|quadriremes}} and ~~{{wiki\|~~quinqueremes}}.<ref>{{WP\|Trireme}}</ref> Despite this, they continued to see usage until as late as the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] of [[Egypt]]. In the 1st century BCE, Egyptian triremes patrolled the waters of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[Lake Mareotis]] and were regularly raided by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] for their valuables.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		After the 4th century BCE, triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{Wiki\|Hellenistic-era warships#Heavy warships\|quadriremes and quinqueremes}}.<ref>{{WP\|Trireme}}</ref> Despite this, they continued to see usage until as late as the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] of [[Egypt]]. In the 1st century BCE, Egyptian triremes patrolled the waters of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[Lake Mareotis]] and were regularly raided by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] for their valuables.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

	==Qualities==		==Qualities==

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Revamp

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	[[File:ACO Klysma Trireme.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A trireme docked near the Klysma Quarry]]		[[File:ACO Klysma Trireme.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A trireme docked near the Klysma Quarry]]
	A '''trireme''' (Latin: ''trirēmis'' "with three banks of oars"; [[Greece\|Ancient Greek]]: τριήρης ''triērēs'', literally "three-rower") was an ancient ~~sea-faring~~ vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]], especially the {{wiki\|Phoenicia\|Phoenicians}}, ancient Greeks, and [[Rome\|Romans]].<ref name="The Athenian Trireme">Coates, John F. (2000). ''The Athenian Trireme''. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 127–230.</ref><ref>Welsh, Frank (1988). ''Building the Trireme''. London: Constable and Company Limited.</ref>		A '''trireme''' (Latin: ''trirēmis'' "with three banks of oars"; [[Greece\|Ancient Greek]]: τριήρης ''triērēs'', literally "three-rower") was an ancient seafaring [[Ship\|vessel]] and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the [[Mediterranean Sea\|Mediterranean]], especially the {{wiki\|Phoenicia\|Phoenicians}}, ancient Greeks, and [[Rome\|Romans]].<ref name="The Athenian Trireme">Coates, John F. (2000). ''The Athenian Trireme''. New York: Cambridge University Press. pp. 127–230.</ref><ref>Welsh, Frank (1988). ''Building the Trireme''. London: Constable and Company Limited.</ref>

	==History==		==History==
	The [[Korinthia]]ns are regarded as the inventors of this ship class.<ref ~~name="Bounty"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bounty on a Spartan Ship]]</ref>		The [[Korinthia]]ns are regarded as the inventors of this ship class.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Bounty on a Spartan Ship]]</ref>

	Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used ~~triremes~~ to transport [[soldier]]s to battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]]~~, and the ships were~~ the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire ~~as well as~~ its ~~eventual~~ downfall in the [[Peloponnesian War]].		Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used the ships to transport their [[soldier]]s to the battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Battle of Thermopylae (memory)\|Battle of Thermopylae]]</ref> Triremes also formed the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire until its downfall during the [[Peloponnesian War]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>

	In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd"~~>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''<~~/~~ref~~>		[[File:ACOD Battle of Thermopylae 2.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Persian triremes at the Battle of Thermopylae]]
	~~[[File:ACOD Battle of Thermopylae 2.png\|thumb\|229x229px\|Persian ships at the Battle of Thermopylae]]~~		In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd"/>
	~~After the 4th century BCE triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.{{Fact\|June 2019}}~~

	~~Triremes~~ were ~~used~~ as late as the [[~~Egypt\|~~Ptolemaic dynasty]] ~~by Ptolemy's soldiers and Romans alike during~~ the ~~late-~~1st century BCE.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>		After the 4th century BCE, triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.<ref>{{WP\|Trireme}}</ref> Despite this, they continued to see usage until as late as the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] of [[Egypt]]. In the 1st century BCE, Egyptian triremes patrolled the waters of the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and [[Lake Mareotis]] and were regularly raided by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] for their valuables.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>

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	[[Category:Ships]]		[[Category:Ships]]
	[[Category:Triremes]]		[[Category:Triremes\| ]]

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History

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	Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used triremes to transport [[soldier]]s to battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]], and the ships were the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire as well as its eventual downfall in the [[Peloponnesian War]].		Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used triremes to transport [[soldier]]s to battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]], and the ships were the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire as well as its eventual downfall in the [[Peloponnesian War]].

	In 431 BCE, the ~~[[Sparta]]n~~ ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
	[[File:ACOD ~~Persian Fleet~~.png\|thumb\|229x229px\|Persian ships ~~during~~ the Battle of Thermopylae.]]		[[File:ACOD Battle of Thermopylae 2.png\|thumb\|229x229px\|Persian ships at the Battle of Thermopylae]]
	After the 4th century BCE triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.{{Fact\|June 2019}}		After the 4th century BCE triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.{{Fact\|June 2019}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR]]''

	==References==		==References==

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 ==Behind the scenes==
 Characters in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' say ''trireme'' with Greek pronunciation. This is slightly false, since trireme is an English word, derived from the Latin word ''trirēmis''. The Greek word for trireme is [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/τριήρης τριήρης] (''triērēs'').
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 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Ships]]
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	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-HeavyPirate.jpg\|A heavy pirate trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-HeavyPirate.jpg\|A heavy pirate trireme
	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-HeavySparta.jpg\|A Spartan heavy trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-HeavySparta.jpg\|A Spartan heavy trireme
			Ships-ACOd-Trireme-HeavySpartaElite.jpg\|A Spartan heavy elite trireme
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	Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersian.jpg\|A Persian light trireme		Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersian.jpg\|A Persian light trireme
	Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersianElite.jpg\|A Persian elite trireme		Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersianElite.jpg\|A Persian elite trireme
			ACOd-LotFB2-Skylla.jpg\|The ''[[Skylla]]'', a Persian heavy elite trireme
	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-Pirate.jpg\|A light pirate trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-Pirate.jpg\|A light pirate trireme
	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-LightPirateElite.jpg\|A light pirate elite trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-LightPirateElite.jpg\|A light pirate elite trireme

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	Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used triremes to transport [[soldier]]s to battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]], and the ships were the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire as well as its eventual downfall in the [[Peloponnesian War]].		Triremes played a vital role in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]], as the [[Achaemenid Empire]] used triremes to transport [[soldier]]s to battles of [[Battle of Marathon\|Marathon]] and [[Battle of Thermopylae\|Thermopylae]], and the ships were the basis of the [[Athens\|Athenian]] maritime empire as well as its eventual downfall in the [[Peloponnesian War]].

	In 431 BCE, the ~~[[Sparta]]n~~ ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>		In 431 BCE, the ''[[Mercenary\|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] became the commander of the ''[[Adrestia]]'', a light trireme captained by [[Barnabas]].<ref name="ACOd">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey''</ref>
	[[File:ACOD ~~Persian Fleet~~.png\|thumb\|229x229px\|Persian ships ~~during~~ the Battle of Thermopylae.]]		[[File:ACOD Battle of Thermopylae 2.png\|thumb\|229x229px\|Persian ships at the Battle of Thermopylae]]
	After the 4th century BCE triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.{{Fact\|June 2019}}		After the 4th century BCE triremes were gradually superseded by the larger {{wiki\|quadriremes}} and {{wiki\|quinqueremes}}.{{Fact\|June 2019}}

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	Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersian.jpg\|A Persian light trireme		Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersian.jpg\|A Persian light trireme
	Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersianElite.jpg\|A Persian elite trireme		Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Trireme-LightPersianElite.jpg\|A Persian elite trireme
			ACOd-LotFB2-Skylla.jpg\|The ''[[Skylla]]'', a Persian heavy elite trireme
	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-Pirate.jpg\|A light pirate trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-Pirate.jpg\|A light pirate trireme
	Ships-ACOd-Trireme-LightPirateElite.jpg\|A light pirate elite trireme		Ships-ACOd-Trireme-LightPirateElite.jpg\|A light pirate elite trireme