THE TRIREME

By: Dimitri


Oared warships, lie at the heart of the Hellenic civilization's history of which the Trireme is the most famous. In the seventh and sixth centuries BC they transported the colonists from their mother cities to all parts of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. In 480 BC the Greeks won possibly their most significant battle against the much larger Persian fleet in the narrow waters of Salamis. Athens supremacy at sea was founded upon the crucial role that she played in the victory. The skilled use of the triremes enabled her to win, and maintain for some decades, supremacy over some of her former allies. But who were the ancient Greeks and what is the Hellenic civilization?

When talking about ancient Greece we think of a civilization of warrior peoples who excelled at military combat both on land and at sea. A people who revolutionized the way man thought about himself and about the world around him. Whether through science, art,......

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Title: Athenian Trireme
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