Eschenburg, J[ohann] J[oachim], 1743-1820. [from old catalog], Fiske, Nathan Welby, 1798-1847, [from old catalog] ed. and tr · Philadelphia, E. C. Biddle · leaf 238
ivisions, the wooden (oxevri ^vXtva) and the hanging(weir] Kptiiaara). The rcr)6akiou^, rudder, fixed not directly in the stern, but on the side ofthe ship, and near the stern. In the later periods, two rudders were used, one beingplaced, it is supposed, near the prow (hence vms dp.(bnrp»ixvoi);… … 26 2U1 202 GRECIAN ANTIQUITIES. a basket filled with stones ; afterwards made of iron with teeth, 6S6vnc, fastening it tothe earth; the largest of a ships anchors was called kpa, and hence (SaWsiv dyxvpaiupav obtained its proverbial sense, to resort to the last refuge. The cables attached tothe…
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