The corpus record — Latin

biremis

biremis · adj

Twooared

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Where it lives

de bello Gildonico 1 · 3.16/10k
de consulatu Stilichonis 1 · 1.32/10k
C. Caligula 1 · 1.31/10k
Divus Julius 1 · 1.03/10k
De Bello Alexandrino 1 · 0.96/10k
Carmina 1 · 0.75/10k
Divus Augustus 1 · 0.75/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 21-25 - 24 1 · 0.71/10k
Ab urbe condita, books 26-30 - 28 1 · 0.6/10k
Pharsalia 2 · 0.39/10k
Aeneid 2 · 0.32/10k
De Bello Civili 1 · 0.31/10k

Densest 12 of 20 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

bĭrēmis — Lewis & Short

bĭrēmis, e, adj.bis-remus.

I Twooared, having two oars (rare): lembi, Liv. 24, 40 init.: scapha, * Hor. C. 3, 29, 62.— Also,

B Subst.: bĭrēmis, is, f., a small vessel with two oars, Luc. 10, 56; 8, 562.—

II Freq. in an extended signif., having two banks of oars; only subst., a galley with two banks of oars (cf. Dict. of Antiq.; first used by the Erythræans, acc. to Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 207), Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 20, § 51; 2, 5, 23, § 59; Caes. B. C. 3, 40; Tac. H. 4, 27; 5, 23; Claud. B. Gild. 369; id. Laud. Stil. 1, 367; Suet. Caes. 39; id. Aug. 16; id. Calig. 15 al.

In the wild

biremibus Suetonius, Divus Augustus 16.3
biremibus Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.24.40.2
biremi Lucan, Pharsalia 8.562
biremes Claudian, de consulatu Stilichonis 1.367
biremes Livy, Ab urbe condita, books 26-30 - 28 p8
biremes Livy, Ab urbe condita 2.28.8.7

6 of 24 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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