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Locrian law: some peculiar legal institutions

Ancient Greek Locrian law declared that anyone proposing a new law do so with a noose around his neck. If the law didn’t pass, he would be hung. … Read the post Locrian law: some peculiar legal institutions

A great way to study the ancient Greek trireme is to build and row one. Here’s a first-hand account of first sea trials of the trireme Olympias. … Read the post science in action: the trireme Olympias