A dictionary of Greek and Roman . the prow and projecting a little above the keel wasthe Rostrum (e/x€oXos, efx§oXov) or beak, whichconsisted of a beam, to which were attached sharpand pointed irons, or the head of a ram and thelike. This ep.€o\os was used for the purpose ofattacking another vessel and of breaking its is said to have been invented by the TyrrhenianPisaeus. (Plin. I. c.) These beaks were at firstalways above the water and visible ; afterwardsthey were attached lower, so that they were in-visible, and thus became still more dangerous toother ships. (Diodor
A dictionary of Greek and Roman . the prow and projecting a little above the keel wasthe Rostrum (e/x€oXos, efx§oXov) or beak, whichconsisted of a beam, to which were attached sharpand pointed irons, or the head of a ram and thelike. This ep.€o\os was used for the purpose ofattacking another vessel and of breaking its is said to have been invented by the TyrrhenianPisaeus. (Plin. I. c.) These beaks were at firstalways above the water and visible ; afterwardsthey were attached lower, so that they were in-visible, and thus became still more dangerous toother ships. (Diodor. xi. 27, xiv. 60, 75; Polyb. , xvi. 5, viii. 6.) The annexed woodcuts, takenfrom Montfaucon (UAntiq. Eocpliq. tab. 133),represent three different beaks of NAVIS. NAVIS. 787 Connected with the ep.§oXos was the irpoe^SoXis,which according to Pollux (i. 85) must have beena wooden part of the vessel in the prow above thebeak, and was probably the same as the eVamSes,and intended to ward off the attack of the ep€oXosof a hostile ship. The command in the prow of avessel was exercised by an officer called irpwptvs,who seems to have been next in rank to the steers-man, and to have had the care of the gear, and thecommand over the rowers. (Xenoph. Oecon. vii. u.) 2. Tlie stern (irpvpvr}, puppis) was generallyabove the other parts of the deck, and in it thehelmsman had his elevated seat. It is seen in therepresentations of ancient vessels to be rounderthan the prow, though its extremity is likewisesharp. The stern was, like the prow, adorned invarious ways, but especially with the image of thetutelary deity of the vessel (tutela). In some re-presentations a kind of roof is formed over thehead of the steersman, and the upper part of thestern fr
Size: 1307px × 1911px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorsmithwilliam18131893, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1840
