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I agree completely that most Greek and Roman merchant ships were sailing ships, not galleys, for the reasons given. To be honest, my information about merchant galleys comes from a novel, and the author may have been wrong.he sailors, who usually did not row, were also free volunteers. OTOH, merchant galleys, which were owned by civilians, used slave rowers. Slaves were plentiful in Greek, and especially Roman, times and relatively inexpensive to buy.
But just as difficult to conquer. At the same time, the Romans had other worries on the eastern borders. The Vikings weren't yet the Viking raiders we see after the Carolingians. Their ships weren't the famous longships yet, and the Romans didn't have ships to sail the North Sea and beyond.You really don't want to do that in biremes or triremes.ut just as difficult to conquer. At the same time, the Romans had other worries on the eastern borders. The Vikings weren't yet the Viking raiders we see after the Carolingians. Their ships weren't the famous longships yet, and the Romans didn't have ships to sail the North Sea and beyond.