biremi
Dictionary entries
- Entry →biremis, biremis, bireme:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
two-oared; having two oars to each bench/banks of oars; having two oars (L+S);
abl. sg. (all)dat. sg. (all) - Entry →biremis, biremis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Military
bireme, vessel having 2 oars to each bench/2 banks of oars; 2-oared boat (L+S);
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
- G
Gaius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...urnas condidit; nec minore scaena Ostiam praefixo in biremis puppe vexillo et inde Romam Tiberi subvectos per splendidissimum..." - P
Aeneid VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...numina firmes.' sic memorat, geminasque legit de classe biremis remigioque aptat, socios simul instruit armis. Ecce autem subitum..." - P
Aeneid I
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...petit, Anthea si quem iactatum vento videat Phrygiasque biremis, aut Capyn, aut celsis in puppibus arma Caici. Navem..." - G
de Bello Alexandrino
Gaius Julius Caesar from LIBRI INCERTORUM AUCTORUM
"...possent adaequare. Capitur hoc proelio quinqueremis una et biremis cum defensoribus remigibusque, et deprimuntur tres, nostris incolumibus omnibus..."