Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships had three banks of oars and were called ‘triremes’. A trireme needed 170 men to row it - one man to each oar. It was steered by ...

Greek warships had oars as well as sails. The largest warships had three banks of oars and were called ‘triremes’. A trireme needed 170 men to row it - one man to each oar. It was steered by ...

According to the Ancient Greek historian, Thucydides, it was the Corinthians who first developed the trireme, possibly as early as the 7th century BC. (1.12.4 - 13.2) They in turn based their ...

tasks - including trireme building, rowing and maintenance. Metics were usually Greeks from other city-states. Women of non-Athenian origin could often rise to positions of considerable influence ...

The Consul General of Greece in Sydney Dr Stavros Kyrimis is organising an event for Greeces Independence Day, 25th March 1821.The hour long celebratory evening will be held at the Australian ...