CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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An early crossbow.
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A pasta dish popular with the Minoans
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A ship with three rows of oars.
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A religious title, similar to the Pope.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A trireme(/ˈtraɪriːm/ TRY-reem; derived from Latin: trirēmis “with three banks of oars"; cf. Greek triērēs, literally “three-rower") 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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its unprecedented propulsive power was achieved by the arrangement of 170 oarsmen in three tiers along each side of the vessel-31 in the top tier, 27 in the middle, and 27 in the bottom.
Detailed explanation-3: -A trireme had as many as 170 strong men pulling up to 170 oars. To fit so many oars on one ship, the Greeks stacked the rowers on three levels. This is where we get the term trireme, which means three oarers (or rowers).
Detailed explanation-4: -Triremes derived their name from having three banks of rowers who sat almost on top of each other on each side of the ship.