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The trireme (Greek: triērēs) was the devastating warship of the ancient Mediterranean with three banks of oars. Fast, manoeuvrable, and with a bronze-sheathed ram on the prow to sink an enemy ship, the trireme permitted Athens to build its...

Model of a Greek Trireme. Displayed at Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany.

An artist's impression of what a Greek trireme warship may have looked like.

A model of a trireme from ancient Greece. (Archaeological Museum, Hania, Crete)

An artist's rendition of a Greek trireme in battle.

3D reconstruction of the shipsheds for the Athenian navy at Zea Harbour. Republished with permission from the Zea Harbour Project.

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