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They demanded permission to send away the Rhodian quadrireme, with the crew, and the troops of Attalus in the garrison; and that they themselves might depart from the city, each with one suit of apparel.

—The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36

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A galley with four banks of oars or rowers, mentioned as in use occasionally among the ancient Greeks and Romans.

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They demanded permission to send away the Rhodian quadrireme, with the crew, and the troops of Attalus in the garrison; and that they themselves might depart from the city, each with one suit of apparel. — The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
And some may sing of the galley-foist, and some of the quadrireme, — Something Else Again
You have no cities nor no wealth: our cities are hives of humanity and our galleys, trireme and quadrireme, laden with all manner merchandise furrow the waters of the known globe. — Ulysses
The rowers of these sat on banks or benches, rising one above the other, like stairs; and from the number of these benches, the galleys derived their names; that which had three rows of benches was called a _trireme_; that which had four, a _quadrireme_; and that which had five, a _quinquireme_. — Pinnock's improved edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome $b to which is prefixed an introduction to the study of Roman history, and a great variety of valuable information added throughout the work, on the manners, institutions, and antiquities of the Romans; with numerous biographical and historical notes; and questions for examination at the end of each section. $c By Wm. C. Taylor.

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from Latin quadriremis (Late Latin also quatriremis), a vessel fitted with four banks of oars, from quattuor (quadri-), = English four, + remus, oar: see oar.

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