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quinquereme

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quinquereme [ˌkwɪŋkwɪˈriːm]
n
(Historical Terms) (Transport / Nautical Terms) an ancient Roman galley with five banks of oars on each side
[from Latin quinquerēmis, from quinque- + rēmus oar]
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So, on day one of the cruise--on ten-day cruises the first day is spent getting on the ship and the last day getting off--my wife and I arrived at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci airport, ready to follow the footsteps of the Roman legions that built the Roman Empire, and sail the seas that Roman quinqueremes once sailed.
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