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Three men to a room – a completely different trireme
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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Olympias and all other trireme reconstructions have been based on a misinterpretation of the Greek terminology, according to the author, a dedicated student of ancient ship design and former naval officer.
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