The dromon or “runner” was the standard oared warship of this period. With 54 oars on each side, arranged in two banks, above and below deck, it could manage about 4 knots under ideal conditions.
BYZANTINE DROMON 3
Dimitrios Maras2018-03-21T12:31:06+00:00The dromon or “runner” was the standard oared warship of this period. With 54 oars on each side, arranged in two banks, above and below deck, it could manage about 4 knots under ideal conditions. Two masts carried auxiliary triangular sails on long yardarms that crewmen could lower to the deck and stow before battle.
BYZANTINE DROMON 2
Dimitrios Maras2018-03-21T12:31:06+00:00BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!
BYZANTINE DROMON 1A
Dimitrios Maras2018-03-21T12:31:06+00:00BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!
BYZANTINE DROMON
Dimitrios Maras2018-03-21T12:31:07+00:00BYZANTINE DROMON was a type of galley and the most important warship of the Byzantine navy from the 5th to 12th centuries AD. For centuries Byzantium's seaborne-flank was defended by a fleet of swift galleys; armed with one of history's greatest secret weapons: Greek Fire!