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title: Trireme Hull with Bronze Ram
author: Magnus Manske
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1184/trireme-hull-with-bronze-ram/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Trireme Hull with Bronze Ram

_Authored by Magnus Manske_

## Image File

[![Trireme Hull with Bronze Ram](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1184.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1184.jpg)

## Image Caption

The hull of the [Olympias](https://www.worldhistory.org/Olympias/), a full-scale reconstruction of an ancient [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) [trireme](https://www.worldhistory.org/trireme/) warship. The principal strategy in [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of the trireme was to sink or damage the oars of an enemy vessel using the [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) ram fixed to the ship's prow. Triremes were used throughout antiquity and used most famously in the [Battle of Salamis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Battle_of_Salamis/) in 480 BCE when the allied Greek fleet defeated that of Persian king [Xerxes](https://www.worldhistory.org/Xerxes_I/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Manske, M. (2013, May 05). Trireme Hull with Bronze Ram. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1184/trireme-hull-with-bronze-ram/>
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Olympias.1.JPG) by [**Magnus Manske**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Olympias.1.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.