Penteconter
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Penteconter may refer to:
- The leader of an ancient Greek infantry pentecostus, or platoonPlatoonA platoon is a military unit typically composed of two to four sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers. Platoons are organized into a company, which typically consists of three, four or five platoons. A platoon is typically the smallest military unit led by a commissioned officer—the...
of approximately 50 men - A type of Greek shipPenteconter (ship)The penteconter, alt. spelling pentekonter, also transliterated as pentecontor or pentekontor was an ancient Greek galley in use since the archaic period....
with fifty oarsmen