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trireme rower shirt for Olympias sea trials

A reconstruction of an ancient Greek trireme, the Olympias, had its first sea trials off the Greek island of Poros in 1987. The emblem above is from the participants’ t-shirt.  It shows the three different designs of oars, one for each level of rowers.  Given the project leaders’ deep classical learning, the graphic design of … Continue reading trireme rower shirt for Olympias sea trials

science in action: the trireme Olympias

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