oarsmen

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of Oarsman

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Casson (1991), p. 188 For instance, the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse once set all slaves of Syracuse free to man his galleys, employing thus freedmen, but otherwise relied on citizens and foreigners as oarsmen. Source: Internet

It is excitement all around as snake-boats, each manned by over a hundred oarsmen, cut through the waters like wind. Source: Internet

Evidence for this is provided by Thucydides, who records that the Corinthian oarsmen carried "each his oar, cushion (hypersion) and oarloop". Source: Internet

Crew: 70 oarsmen, 15 sailors and officers, 25 horses with their riders and complete gear. Source: Internet

Hanson (2006), p. 242 These few troops were peripherally effective in an offensive sense, but critical in providing defense for the oarsmen. Source: Internet

It would carry a crew of around 41 men (40 oarsmen and one cox). Source: Internet