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The penteconter (alt. spelling pentekonter, pentaconter, pentecontor or pentekontor; Greek: πεντηκόντερος, pentēkónteros, "fifty-oared"[1]), plural penteconters, was an ancient Greek galley in use since the archaic period.
In an alternative meaning, the term was also used for a military commander of fifty men in ancient Greece.[2]
- ^ Entry πεντηκόντορος at LSJ
- ^ penteconter, in Collins English Dictionary