The 224 years between Salamis and Ecnomus allowed galley design to change substantially. Triremes should not be treated as the standard warship throughout antiquity. The quadrireme's rowing arrangement remains debated, with possibilities involving two levels with two men per oar or three levels distributing four rowers. By the First Punic War, the quinquereme had become the standard in both the Roman and Carthaginian navies.
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From triremes to the quinquereme
Galley design changed between Salamis and Ecnomus, with the quinquereme becoming the standard warship and the quadrireme's rowing arrangement remaining disputed.