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[[File:ACO Ambush At Sea 3.png|thumb|250px|The Gabiniani armada containing an octareme]] | |||
An '''octareme''' 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 [[Greece|ancient Greeks]] and [[Rome|Romans]]. | An '''octareme''' 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 [[Greece|ancient Greeks]] and [[Rome|Romans]]. | ||
Octaremes were used in [[Egypt]] as late as the | ==History== | ||
Octaremes were used in [[Egypt]] as late as the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]] by both [[Ptolemy XIII]]'s soldiers and Romans, especially the [[Gabiniani]], during the 1st century BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref> | |||
Notables sailing on octaremes during | Notables sailing on octaremes during this period included [[Pompey]]<ref name="Pompeius Magnus">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Pompeius Magnus]]</ref> and [[Gaius Julius Rufio]].<ref name="Sic Semper Tyrannis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – ''[[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]'' – [[Sic Semper Tyrannis]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The octareme is based on ships like [[trireme]]s, the first part of the name derived from the Greek word ὀκτά- (''oktá-''), meaning 'eight'. So eight-rower. | *The octareme is based on ships like [[trireme]]s, the first part of the name derived from the Greek word ὀκτά- (''oktá-''), meaning 'eight'. So eight-rower. | ||
*Historically, the term was {{Wiki|Hellenistic-era_warships#Octeres|octeres}}, from Greek ὀκτήρης (''oktērēs''), meaning 'eight'. In-game this shows up in the name of the location in [[Euhemeria]], [[Faiyum]]: [[Okteres Blockade]]. | *Historically, the term was {{Wiki|Hellenistic-era_warships#Octeres|octeres}}, from Greek ὀκτήρης (''oktērēs''), meaning 'eight'. In-game this shows up in the name of the location in [[Euhemeria]], [[Faiyum]]: [[Okteres Blockade]]. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACO Rufio's Octareme.png|Rufio's octareme surrounded by his fleet | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:43, 18 June 2026
An octareme was an ancient sea-faring vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean, especially the ancient Greeks and Romans.
History[edit | edit source]
Octaremes were used in Egypt as late as the Ptolemaic Kingdom by both Ptolemy XIII's soldiers and Romans, especially the Gabiniani, during the 1st century BCE.[1]
Notables sailing on octaremes during this period included Pompey[2] and Gaius Julius Rufio.[3]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The octareme is based on ships like triremes, the first part of the name derived from the Greek word ὀκτά- (oktá-), meaning 'eight'. So eight-rower.
- Historically, the term was octeres, from Greek ὀκτήρης (oktērēs), meaning 'eight'. In-game this shows up in the name of the location in Euhemeria, Faiyum: Okteres Blockade.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Rufio's octareme surrounded by his fleet
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – Pompeius Magnus
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones – Sic Semper Tyrannis