Plural of bireme; multiple ancient two-oared warships used by Mediterranean navies.
Regular plural of 'bireme' by adding '-s' to the singular form. The Greek Navy operated fleets of biremes before upgrading to triremes.
Archaeological evidence from sunken biremes has given us detailed knowledge of ancient naval warfare tactics—the intact wrecks preserve ramming evidence and oar arrangements that show these ships were incredibly specialized fighting machines.
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