 J^e"IE£f> banks of oars. The longest oars were fifty-seven feet long, and weighted with lead at the handles that they might be the more easily moved. This huge ship was to be rowed by four thousand rowers, its sails were to be shifted by four hundred...  The History of Egypt Under the Ptolemies - Page 116by Samuel Sharpe - 1838 - 220 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1859 - 450 pages
...the Egyptians were raised by the Macedonian arms, the Greeks were still by far the better soldiers. "banks of oars. The longest oars were fifty-seven...three thousand soldiers were to stand in ranks upon deck. There were seven beaks in front, by which it was to strike and sink the ships of the enemy. The... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1862 - 504 pages
...wide, with forty banks of oars ; fifty-seven feet being the length of the longest oars, which were weighted with lead at the handles, that they might be the more easily moved. This enormous ship was to be rowed by 4000 rowers ; its sails were to be shifted by 400 sailors, and 3000... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1870 - 492 pages
...fitness for war. One was four hundred and twenty feet long and fifty-seven feet wide, with forty ^J^"*^"' banks of oars. The longest oars were fifty-seven feet...easily moved. This huge ship was to be rowed by four theusand rowers, its sails were to bo shifted by four hundred sailors, and three theusand soldiers... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1870 - 552 pages
...wide, with forty banks of oars ; fifty-seven feet being the length of the longest oars, which were weighted with lead at the handles, that they might be the more easily moved. This enormous ship was to be rowed by 4,000 rowers ; its sails were to be shifted by 400 sailors, and 3,000... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1876 - 500 pages
...for war. One was four hundred and twenty feet long and fifty-seven feet wide, with forty J^e"IE£f> banks of oars. The longest oars were fifty-seven feet...three thousand soldiers were to stand in ranks upon deck. There were seven beaks in front, by which it was to strike and sink the ships of the enemy. The... | |
 | Sir William James Erasmus Wilson - 1878 - 256 pages
...feet long, and weighted with lead at the handles, that they Maritime Prejudices of the Egyptians. 33 might be the more easily moved. This huge ship was to be rowed by 4,000 rowers ; its sails were to be shifted by 400 sailors, and 3,000 soldiers were to stand in ranks... | |
 | Samuel Sharpe - 1885 - 512 pages
...fitness for war. One was four hundred and twenty feet long and fifty-seven feet wide, with forty ^"f^ banks of oars. The longest oars were fifty-seven feet...three thousand soldiers were to stand in ranks upon deck. There were seven beaks in front, by which it was to strike and sink the ships of the enemy. The... | |
 | Gaston Maspero - 1904 - 432 pages
...furniture, than for their fitness for war. One was four hundred and twenty feet long and fifty-seven feet wide, with forty banks of oars. The longest oars were...three thousand soldiers were to stand in ranks upon deck. There were seven beaks in front, by which it was to strike and sink the ships of the enemy. The... | |
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