Pentaconter

Pen´ta`con`ter


n. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) See Penteconter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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De Romanis argues unconvincingly that pentaconters and triremes were first used as cargo ships on the Red Sea before the advent of merchant vessels of various sizes.
Cassia, cinnamomo, ossidiana: Uomini e merci tra Oceano Indiano e Mediterraneo
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