### L1753 early warship developments included rams and platforms By 500 B.C.E., the open pirate vessels of earlier times had given way to carefully designed warships. A Greek city, Corinth, a major maritime power, led the way with specialized warships with rams that projected from their prows. Fighting platforms came into use from which soldiers fought, the oarsmen protected by the deck as they rowed from low in the ship. Warships became faster, lower, and sleeker. They now boasted two banks of oars, which eventually developed into the celebrated trireme, the warship par excellence of the classical world. - [[Beyond the Blue Horizon by Brian Fagan#L1753 early warship developments included rams and platforms|View in Vault]]