quinquereme

/ (ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈriːm) /

an ancient Roman galley with five banks of oars on each side

Word Origin for quinquereme

C16: from Latin quinquerēmis, from quinque- + rēmus oar

A hundred more were hurled from The Sword at the Romans on the decks of the quinquereme.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
As the lightning from a clear sky, so was the deathblow given to the pride and strength of the quinquereme.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
They themselves must die, but it was their duty to prevent the departure from the quinquereme of any prisoners.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard
The quinquereme was settling in the water and her crew could cast spears no more.

Ulric the Jarl |William O. Stoddard

A trireme may be said to have had one hundred and seventy oars, a quinquereme three hundred, and even four hundred.

Ocean's Story; or Triumphs of Thirty Centuries |Edward Rowland