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A '''penteconter''', alternatively '''pentaconter''', was a small sea-faring vessel and a type of galley used | A '''penteconter''', alternatively '''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]], [[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> | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 17 June 2020
A penteconter, alternatively 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, Spartans, as well as pirates and Persians.[1]
Behind the scenes
Πεντηκόντορος (pentekontoros) is Greek for 'fifty-oared'.
Gallery
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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
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (first appearance)