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A '''penteconter''', | A '''penteconter''', or '''pentaconter''', was a small sea-faring vessel and a type of galley used in the antiquity. Due to their size, they were fast and thus hard to ram. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], penteconters were used by [[Athens|Athenians]] and [[Sparta]]ns, as well as [[Piracy|pirates]] and [[Iran|Persians]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
πεντηκόντορος (''pentekontoros'') is Greek for 'fifty-oared'. | [https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/πεντηκόντορος Πεντηκόντορος] (''pentekontoros'') is Greek for 'fifty-oared'. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-Athens.jpg|An Athenian | Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-Athens.jpg|An Athenian penteconter | ||
Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-AthensElite.jpg|An Athenian elite | Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-AthensElite.jpg|An Athenian elite penteconter | ||
Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-Sparta.jpg|A Spartan | Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-Sparta.jpg|A Spartan penteconter | ||
Ships-Pentaconter-SpartaElite.jpg|A Spartan elite | Ships-Pentaconter-SpartaElite.jpg|A Spartan elite penteconter | ||
Ships-Pentaconter-Pirate.jpg|A pirate | Ships-Pentaconter-Pirate.jpg|A pirate penteconter | ||
Ships-ACOd-Pentaconter-PirateElite.jpg|A pirate elite penteconter | |||
Ships-ACOdLotFB2-Penteconter-Persian.jpg|A Persian penteconter | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]] | **''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:22, 15 October 2021
A penteconter, or pentaconter, was a small sea-faring vessel and a type of galley used in the antiquity. Due to their size, they were fast and thus hard to ram.
During the Peloponnesian War, penteconters were used by Athenians and Spartans, as well as pirates and Persians.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Πεντηκόντορος (pentekontoros) is Greek for 'fifty-oared'.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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An Athenian penteconter -
An Athenian elite penteconter -
A Spartan penteconter -
A Spartan elite penteconter -
A pirate penteconter -
A pirate elite penteconter -
A Persian penteconter
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)