Ancient Greek trireme warships, which had three banks of oarsmen, were so effective that they enabled the rise of Athens as a ...

The EU-funded museum -- the largest cultural project currently underway in Greece -- has a budget of ... from which its ...

From the sleek, deadly triremes to the colossal tessarakonteres, ancient Greek ships inspired modern ship design.

Fast, maneuverable, and dangerous, the trireme was the most feared ship in ancient Greece. With powerful bronze ... in the Piraeus Archaeological Museum. They both rammed the enemy and absorbed ...

A piece of history from ancient Greece ... the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A group of businesspeople and maritime experts are bringing the H.N. Olympias, a reproduction of a trireme, to the ...

ATHENS, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Sailing with an ancient Athenian wooden trireme ... ancient Greek history at schools. They see a true legend in front of them. They observe the ornaments, like the eye ...