Naval warfare of antiquity

thumb|Fleet of triremes made up of photographs of the modern full-sized replica Olympias (trireme)|Olympias A trireme ( ; ; cf. ) was an ancient vessel and a type of galley that was used by the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean Sea, especially the Phoenicians, ancient Greeks and Romans.

A bireme (, ) is an ancient oared warship (galley) with two superimposed rows of oars on each side. Biremes were long vessels built for military purposes and could achieve relatively high speed. They were invented well before the 6th century BC and were used by the Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Greeks. thumb|right|250px|Greek bireme circa 500 BC, image from a Greek vase in the British Museum, which was found at [[Vulci in Etruria.]] thumb|Phoenician warship with two rows of oars, relief from Nineveh, ca. 700 BC

underwater prolongation (usually 2–4 m) of the bow of a ship that can be driven into an enemy ship to sink or disable it

A liburna was a type of small galley used for raiding and patrols. Originally utilized by the Liburnians, a pirate tribe from Dalmatia, it later became a staple of the Roman navy.

thumb thumb|Coinage of Tennes, king of [[Sidon, dated 351/0 BC. Phoenician pentekonter sailing left. Date above (here faint), waves below. King of Persia standing right, holding up lion by lock of mane; Aramaic T’ between.]] The penteconter (alt. spelling pentekonter, pentaconter, pentecontor or pentekontor; , pentēkónteros, "fifty-oared"), plural penteconters, was an ancient Greek galley in use since the archaic period.

oared warships

maritime warfare branch of ancient Egypt's military

military unit

modern reconstruction of an ancient Greek rowing warship