trireme Olympias
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Trireme Ships Enabled Rise of Athens as Great Power
Few things on this earth are as lovely as a wooden ship with its sails unfurled, sailing on the open sea; the Ancient Greek trireme ships are no exception to this rule, but of course they were once warships...
Archaeology
The Trireme 'Olympias' to Sail Once Again in July & September, Hellenic Navy Announces
The trireme "Olympias" - a full-scale working reconstruction of an ancient Athenian battleship - will sail the waters of the Saronic Gulf once again this July and September, rowed by crews of ordinary citizens aged between 15 and 75...
Greece
Ancient Greek Trireme Used for the Movie "300"
If you decide to watch the movie “300: Rise of an Empire” you will see a replica of the ancient trireme “Olympias.” One might wonder how the filmmakers were able to make an exact replica. The truth is that...
Europe
London Olympics Organizers ‘Sink’ Trireme Olympias For Security Reasons
Τhe organizing committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games has announced its decision to not include the trireme “Olympias” spectacle in the opening ceremony on July 27.
The vessel, which is a replica of the ancient Greek warship that took...
Greece
Trireme "Olympias" to be Displayed at 2012 London Olympic Games
The trireme "Olympias", a replica of the ancient warship that helped the ancient Greeks defeat the Persians in Salamis 2,500 years ago, is to go on display in London during the 2012 Olympic Games taking place in the city...