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A '''Bireme''' was a medium-sized sea-faring vessel and a type of galley invented and used by the [[Greece|Greeks]] of antiquity. [[Trireme]]s were larger ships than biremes, whereas [[pentaconter]]s were smallest of the three classes.
A '''bireme''' is an oared [[ship]], i.e. a {{wiki|galley}}, with two decks of oars. It was used by the [[Greece|Greeks]] of antiquity. In comparison, [[trireme]]s were larger ships with three decks of oars, whereas [[pentaconter]]s were smaller with only one deck of five oars on each side.


During the [[Peloponnesian War]] biremes were used by [[Athens|Athenians]], [[Sparta]]ns, as well as [[Piracy|pirates]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
Biremes were the main type of warship used in the 5th century BCE across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and in particular, [[Greece]]. [[Athens|Athenians]], [[Sparta]]ns, [[Achaemenid Empire|Persians]], and [[Piracy|pirates]] alike sailed them in battle against one another during the [[Greco-Persian Wars]] and the [[Peloponnesian War]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
 
==Etymology==
*The bireme derives its name from its two rows of oars, manned with one man per oar.


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A bireme is an oared ship, i.e. a galley, with two decks of oars. It was used by the Greeks of antiquity. In comparison, triremes were larger ships with three decks of oars, whereas pentaconters were smaller with only one deck of five oars on each side.

Biremes were the main type of warship used in the 5th century BCE across the Mediterranean Sea and in particular, Greece. Athenians, Spartans, Persians, and pirates alike sailed them in battle against one another during the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War[1]

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