School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . ^. In all other vessels theoars passed through holes in the side of thevessel (ocpdaXfiol, Tp-i)ixara, or Tpvirrijxaza). 4. The middle part of the deck in mostships of war appears to have been raisedabove the bulwark, or at least to a levelwith its upper edge, and thus enabled thesoldiers to occupy a position from whichthey could see far around, and hurl theirdarts against the enemy. Such an elevateddeck appears in the annexed cut, repre-senting a Moneris. In this instance theflag is standing upon the 5. One of the most interesting
School dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities . ^. In all other vessels theoars passed through holes in the side of thevessel (ocpdaXfiol, Tp-i)ixara, or Tpvirrijxaza). 4. The middle part of the deck in mostships of war appears to have been raisedabove the bulwark, or at least to a levelwith its upper edge, and thus enabled thesoldiers to occupy a position from whichthey could see far around, and hurl theirdarts against the enemy. Such an elevateddeck appears in the annexed cut, repre-senting a Moneris. In this instance theflag is standing upon the 5. One of the most interesting, as wellas important parts in the arrangements ofthe biremes, triremes, &c., is the positionof the ranks of rowers, from which the shipsthemselves derive their names. Variousopinions have been entertained by thosewho have written upon this subject. Thusmuch is certain, that the different ranks ofrowers, who sat along the sides of a vessel,were placed one above the other. Inordinary vessels, from the moneris up tothe quinqueremis, each oar was managedby one man. The rowers sat upon little NAVIS. benches attached to the ribs of the vessel,and called eSciAta, and in Latin fori andtranstra. The lowest row of rowers wascalled ^d\afxos, the rowers themselves^aAafMTai or ^a\ The uppermostordo of rowers was called ^pduos, and therowers themselves ^pavirai. The middleordo or ordines of rowers were called (vya,^vyioi, or fu7?Tai. The gear of a vessel was divided intowooden and hanging gear (aKevrj ^vXiva, andc/ceuTj KpefxaaTd). I. Wooden Geak. 1. Oars
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